The ODD One Out
This powerful title sequence designed and executed by Mill+ Director Raj Davsi celebrates the power and strength in standing out from the crowd. Created for Forward Festival, the film was unveiled in Munich and uses CG to portray the truly distinct markings of a fiercely independent black panther.
The Main Title Sequence
Raj states ‘The film tells a story of 3 abstract worlds, which form the elements of ‘The Odd One Out’. He really wanted to take the audience on the journey of the panther’s transformation using immaculate CG with sophisticated design language.
The whole story is about embracing your ‘odd’ side and how in today’s society this can often be seen as a negative rather than something to be proud of. I wanted the film to be ambitious and empower the viewer to hone their strength as ‘The Odd One Out’.
Lighting and rendering were used to give the piece a fantastical feel. This meant strong volumetric, 3D fog and a lot of play with lights and shadows. As the panther was black, lighting within a dark environment was a challenge for the team. With minimal diffuse values, only the fur would catch the specular highlights.
The film used multiple disciplinary soft wares and was a real collaboration amongst teams from design through to VFX. Everything was computer generated and carefully considered from the huge epic landscape to how many trees should be in the forest. Every pixel was meticulously designed and needed to be good enough to print.
Credits:
Director: Raj Davsi
Production: Mill+
