Aleksei Maslenkin's Work | ContraWork by Aleksei MaslenkinAleksei Maslenkin
End to end 3D/2D Animator, Motion Designer, Video Editor
Project: FANGTASM Vol.2 — Underground Event Cinematic & Video Poster
Client/Venue: ://about blank (Berlin)
Overview:
A 46-second full-pipeline 3D motion design teaser and vertical video poster (1080x1920, 60 FPS) built for an underground dark techno event. Moving away from flat 2D promos, the project delivers a gritty industrial dark sci-fi aesthetic featuring a transformable brutalist cube with complex mechanics.
Pipeline & Technical Breakdown:
3D Modeling & Environment: Hard-surface modeling in Cinema 4D (heavy blast doors, rotating multi-gear assemblies, hydraulic valves, copper busbars, and multi-segmented Tesla coils).
Shading & Texturing: Advanced Redshift node networks with procedural weathering, realistic rust, weathered iron, wet cracked asphalt, and TriPlanar concrete mapping.
Python Automation: Custom Python scripts driving procedural high-voltage electrical arcs (lightning), cascading breakdowns, and precise light-flash sync.
Lighting & Rendering: Multi-layered Redshift GPU setup with volumetric fog, skimming/rim lighting, and hardware ray tracing.
Compositing & Sound: Cryptomatte multi-pass compositing in After Effects with custom grading, motion blur, and a synchronized industrial soundscape (metal impacts, machinery screeches, and Tesla discharges).
Tech Stack:
Maxon Cinema 4D, Maxon Redshift, Python, Adobe After Effects. Cyberpunk/Rave Teaser Project — Visual Development & Hard-Surface Renders
Working on a heavy cyberpunk/rave teaser project (Cinema 4D + Redshift). Here is a first look at the static layout and hard-surface design framework, focusing on brutalist industrial environments, gritty textures, and atmospheric lighting.
No complex simulation overload—just raw material definition, precise framing, and moody cyber-aesthetic depth. The full animated sequence is coming up next.
Tools: Cinema 4D, Redshift, Custom Hard-Surface Modeling
Aesthetic: Industrial rave, dark tech, tactile wear & tear, raw concrete and rusted steel contrasting with neon.
Feedback and thoughts are welcome! Let’s build. 🚀
#3D #Cinema4D #Redshift #MotionDesign #Cyberpunk #HardSurface #VisualDevelopment #RaveCulture #3DArtist #Portfolio Animated Event Video Poster | Tag der Clubkultur
Dynamic motion design and video poster created for the "COREspecs" event as part of Berlin's official Tag der Clubkultur festival series.
The visual concept merges an authentic underground Berlin aesthetic—featuring iconic transit motifs, gritty textures, and acid neon accents—with clean, structured typographic hierarchy and a fully synchronized lineup reveal.
Software & Tools: Adobe After Effects (motion design, compositing, visual effects, and expression-driven audio reactivity), Suno AI (custom industrial/EBM sound design and score).
Deliverable: Vertical looping video teaser optimized for social media promotion and digital event boards.
# Behind the scenes of my latest motion design project. Built entirely in After Effects, focusing on dark mode UI aesthetics, custom expression-driven data counters, and smooth programmatic transitions. No stock templates—just clean vector hierarchy, deep indigo color grading, and precise kinetic typography.
#MotionDesign #AfterEffects #UIAnimation #VFX #DesignProcess #MotionGraphics #CreativeDirection