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BLACK FLOWER — Luxury Fragrance CGI Film
How do you make a fragrance reveal feel like a story rather than a product shot?
For this speculative luxury fragrance film, I built the concept around transformation.
Black fabric becomes flowing copper liquid. The liquid gathers into a butterfly. The butterfly clears the frame, revealing the fragrance.
The objective was to make the transformation itself carry the story, with the product reveal becoming the final visual payoff.
My role: Concept Development • Creative Direction • Visual Development • Film Production
Studio: Dark Skillet Media
Premium Product Films for D2C Brands
Remote Studio • Worldwide
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