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Heart of Stone

So what’s it like when you can no longer feel? What happens when sadness, anger and joy give way to apathy? The tragic character in our latest music video for alt-rock band, The Raveonettes’, demonstrate the consequences of denying your emotions. A man’s unexpressed agony at the loss of his lover incites a chain reaction of inner chaos and turmoil that a female character, the representation of his inner self, unsuccessfully attempts to quell. His broken heart is turned to stone.

The video, set in a fantastic illustrated world, portrays the epic journey of a heartbroken man rambling across a unique and beautifully stylized landscape – a subtle blend of Pop Surrealism and Victorian/Steampunk aesthetic.

We created distinct looks to differentiate the two worlds of the complex story – a dark, gritty exterior world that the man physically travels across, and an inner world that’s stark, ethereal and luminous that slowly disintegrates, acting as a physical manifestation of emotional events and symbolizing the chaos wrecked by the denial of his pain.

After a month long endeavor with many sleep deprived sessions, the Blind team, led by ECD/Director Chris Do, delivered the project for the world premiere on the Vevo network. As a labor of love, it’s hard to say when it’s really done. Don’t be surprised to see updated versions of the video on our site. Check back for more…

Read Brian Gossett’s interview on Motionographer.

WATCH

Rough Animatic
Grayscale WIP
pan test
butterflies WIP
Interior_wip
Heart of Stone 3:53

Storyboards
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Style Frames
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Design Exploration
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Behind The Scenes
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Post Production
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21 Comments

  1. Unbelievably detailed...fantastic imagery.
    Monarcha
    February 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm
  2. Another visual and conceptual masterpiece. Hits the mark on so many levels which makes this truly an indelible video. Kudos Blind!
    atchattack
    February 24, 2010 at 3:12 pm
  3. [...] steampunk world, and does so with great style and heart. Blind has some storyboards and concept art here. Great work all [...]
    More Pop at Row Three
    February 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm
  4. Very well done! I also admire how you have put some of your preproduction on this site. I have just shown this to my class of animators; we enjoyed it immensely! Hi Chris Marcet! :)
    ekunzendorf
    February 25, 2010 at 11:52 am
  5. Brilliant mes amies!!! from Maroc
    Thomas Relth
    February 26, 2010 at 3:41 pm
  6. [...] Watch Ravonettes “Heart of Stone” [...]
    Stash DVD Magazine
    March 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm
  7. Hey really well done. The character design is really great
    RENATO
    March 2, 2010 at 3:22 am
  8. [...] “Heart of Stone” marks the second collaboration between Blind Director/Owner Chris Do and Danish rock duo The Raveonettes. To refresh your memory, their first music video with the indie rockers came in the form of “Black / White” just over two years ago. Watch that one here. [...]
    Blind’s Heart of Stone
    March 5, 2010 at 12:22 pm
  9. truely amazing stuff, I for one love the break down. Thank you
    D.valentino
    March 5, 2010 at 7:16 pm
  10. i've watched this over 5 times and i fall in love with it more and more each watch, beautiful, ethereal, mysterious, macabre, stunning. great job boys.
    barney
    March 6, 2010 at 4:24 am
  11. job well done y'all! the set design, characters, rendering, and story were all on point! keep up the awesome work!
    madANT06
    March 7, 2010 at 12:42 am
  12. [...] novo do Raveonettes produzido pela Blind, que fez também o fantástico Black White. E o som bom como [...]
    Lalai LOADED » Blog Archive » The Raveonettes: Heart of Stone
    March 7, 2010 at 10:38 am
  13. [...] We are proud to unveil the latest BL:ND/The Raveonettes collaboration for “Heart of Stone”. Following their video for “Black & White” the Blind team, led by ECD/Director Chris Do spent a month long endeavor “with many sleep deprived sessions” to produce this tragic epic journey of a heartbroken man.  You can see all their storyboards and styleframes on the BL:ND website. [...]
    BL:ND – Heart of Stone « jelly london: illustration & animation
    March 8, 2010 at 3:40 am
  14. [...] pour ceux que ça intéresserait, Bl:nd nous offre un joli behind the scenes ultra complet sur leur site, comprenant des storyboards, des recherches de style et j’en [...]
    The Raveonettes : Heart of Stone – Video | Soundiome : Inspirations et tendances musicales
    March 8, 2010 at 7:35 am
  15. Something to aspire to for all us Motion Design students. This is my new favorite.
    Scott Rose
    March 9, 2010 at 12:41 am
  16. Good luck guys. nice work boljee amjilt husiii i'm MONGOLIAN designerz!!!
    from by MONGOLIA
    March 10, 2010 at 10:31 pm
  17. This is beautiful work! Can't believe you finishedin a month. It tells a great story that you could watch many times over.
    adriene hurst
    March 11, 2010 at 12:57 am
  19. çok güzel çalışmalar tebrikler
    ibrahim
    March 13, 2010 at 2:05 pm
  20. Congrats guys for this amazing animation!!Is aaaabsolutelly incredible!!! When I saw the clip I was so amazed that I imediatlly started to search for those who signed it and here on your site I found out that your creative people are behind yet another''capodopera'':the Rorschach´like clip for Gnarls&Barkley(voilá!) ,not to mention the other beautiful clip for The R. !! best of wishes and keep up the great work!!!
    Raluca
    April 25, 2010 at 9:16 am
  21. Really goooood.... °° I love it °°
    Denis Navarro
    July 15, 2010 at 11:25 am

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CLIENT

Agency
Vice Records/The Orchard
Creatives
Sune Rose Wagner, Sharin Foo
Producer
Jamie Farkas, Scott Cohen

CREDITS

Director
Chris Do
Production Company
Blind, Inc.
Creative Director
Chris Do
Executive Producer
David Kleinman
Post Producer
Dana Vaden
Art Director
Chris Do
Designers
Chris Do, Ivan Cruz, Lynn Cho, Chris Marcet, James Levy
2D Animators
Lawrence Wyatt, Jason Kim, Michael Relth
3D Animators
Chris Marcet (character), Michael Relth (character), Jason Kim, Lawrence Wyatt, Alan Torres
Technical Director
Jason Kim/Lawrence Wyatt
Compositors
Lawrence Wyatt, Chris Do, Michael Relth, Jason Kim
Lighters
Jason Kim, Lawrence Wyatt, Greg Gunn, Alan Torres, Chris Marcet
Riggers
Chris Marcet, Jason Kim
Modelers
Chris Marcet, Jason Tsai, Nick Smith
Effects Artist
Lawrence Wyatt
Storyboard Artist
Chris Do, Alex Preston
Matte Painters
Bruno Werneck, Alex Preston, Wendy Park
Illustrator
Michael Relth (Character Designer/2d effects), Lauren Indovina (Character Designer), Jason Tsai (Texture Artist), Jason Kim (Texture), Wendy Park (illustrator), Kiwon Jung (Texture), Chris Do (Texture)
Production Designer/ Art Director
Thom Schillinger, Michael Zimmerman, James Levy
Editor
Ivan Cruz, Chris Do
Music
Raveonettes

TOOLS

Software
Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, 3DS Max, C4d
Fonts/Type
hand drawn