Music video for Lunavox's "What's Locked Behind That Door?"
John Gardner
Winner of Best Music Video at the 2025 Carolina Film Festival, with additional recognition from Night Flight Music Video Festival and the Global Music Awards, this piece for Lunavox’s What’s Locked Behind That Door? blends archival-inspired visuals with contemporary animation. It uses a hybrid of 2D/3D techniques, motion graphics, and AI-assisted imagery to explore themes of human emotion and institutional decay through the recurring symbol of the door. Advanced compositing and rotoscoping tie these elements into a cinematic, cult-influenced aesthetic that feels both nostalgic and forward-leaning.
Rotoscope shot
Integrating imagery into old archive footage.
Integrating imagery into old archive footage.
Flux render
Flux render
Flux render
Flux render
If you are feeling adventurous and would like to avoid days of rotoscoping, try out MatAnyone. Its not perfect, but it does reduce rotoscope time.
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Woo hoo!
Nice, some recognition from VAEFF!
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Posted Mar 24, 2025
Visually striking music video showcasing metaphorical doors that reveal a spectrum of raw human emotions, guiding viewers through a surreal emotional odyssey.
