Alone A wolf's winter

In the snow-capped mountains of Alaska, a young wolf is unfairly banished from his pack. During his exile, he is confronted with the harshness of loneliness. At the end, he will have to face danger to save his pack.

We had to face several challenges during the making of this film. First of all, we had to give our characters a certaint stylization and find the right balance in making each of them unique and recognizable while keeping a natural and wild side.

We needed to create a large number of characters, but also sets in which the actions would take place. The landscapes had to remain credible and realistic, while allowing the actions to be played out in the different stages of the story, without feeling at odds with the stylization of the characters.

Finally, we had to make the story understandable, and convey the emotions without any dialogue. Therefore, we had to tell the story through precise animation, actions and careful framing, as well as atmospheres and lights that would evolve throughout the film, following the emotions of the young wolf.

Here is a breakdown of the film to show the different stages of creation:

Movie :

The pack :

The pack demo reels :

Rebecca Belle (Animation, Animatique) : https://vimeo.com/455760072

Gaël Bourdeu (Modeling, Texturing, Look Dev, Lighting, Compositing) : https://vimeo.com/453330569

Victor Dumur (Set dressing, Look Dev, Lighting, Compositing, FX) : https://vimeo.com/456511858

Damien Grellety (Modeling, Sculpting, Look Dev, Lighting, Compositing, Pipeline) : https://vimeo.com/455731412

Carla Humbert (Animation, Chara Design) : https://vimeo.com/458629415

Bérénice Lefevre (Animation, Storyboard, Concept) : https://vimeo.com/455035411

Clara Malleviale (Grooming, Lighting, Surfacing, Compositing) : Grooming : https://vimeo.com/456178107  Lighting : https://vimeo.com/456182884

Marine Vilcot (Rigging, FX, Scripting) : https://vimeo.com/453288614

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