Renew Music Video for Driftless

Houdini + After Effects + Embergen

Driftless approached me to create a 3D Music Video for their song Renew. Based on a storyboard provided, I utilized Houdini to make dunes, character animation/models, and simulate blowing sand. Below is the finished product, along with some extra information on how I got there.

Overall this project was a lot of fun and a lot of rendering time, and I'm glad to have helped Driftless achieve their vision for the song.

Final Video

Storyboard Examples + Early Concepts

End Results

More Process

Dune Sop using Barrett Meeker’s DuneSolver + Redshift material using OSL Shaders for better tiling