Before the Great Wave Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wav...

Before the Great Wave Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wav...Before the Great Wave Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wav...

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Arthur Karimov

• Sep 2

Before the Great Wave

Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) from The Met Open Access collection, I imagined the living world moments before it became the iconic woodblock print.

I rebuilt Mount Fuji, the violent Pacific storm, Edo-period fishing boats and fishermen in FLORA, then explored the idea through image generation, multi-shot video, transitions, sound and the Timeline Editor.

The film moves from a cinematic living world toward Hokusai’s familiar composition, until the storm finally transforms into the original artwork.

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chethan gowda

• Oct 8

Turning a SaaS product into a visual story.

For this SaaS motion concept for Vastly, I focused on clean typography, smooth transitions, and visual pacing to make the message feel simple and easy to follow.

The goal wasn’t to add more effects — it was to make every movement communicate something.

Motion Design ✦ Typography Animation ✦ SaaS / Product Animation ✦ Adobe After Effects

Built in After Effects with a focus on clarity, pacing, and clean motion.

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Naim Islam

• Oct 8

Really relate to this, Chethan. For my luxury product films I follow the same rule — goal isn't more effects, it's making every movement intentional. Your focus on clean typography + smooth transitions for Vastly makes the complex SaaS message feel simple. How did you handle the...