DAYDREAMER SHOWCASE

day dreamer

show case

CGI DIRECTOR

LÊ ANH DY

ART DIRECTOR

LÊ ANH DY & LÊ THỊ THANH ĐIỀM

PRODUCTION MANAGER

LÊ THỊ THANH ĐIỀM

STORYBOARD ARTIST

HOÀNG KIM BẢO

VISUAL DEVELOPMENT ARTIST

HOÀNG KIM BẢO

SENIOR ANIMATOR

LÊ ANH DY

2D ANIMATOR

ĐINH NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG QUỲNH & NGUYỄN HUY AN

& HUỲNH ĐỨC ÂN & BÙI ANH MẪN

3D ARTIST

HUỲNH ĐỨC ÂN & LÊ HỒNG BẢO MINH

VFX ARTIST

HUỲNH ĐỨC ÂN & BÙI ANH MẪN

& NGUYỄN HỮU LÂM & ĐINH NGUYỄN PHƯƠNG QUỲNH

POST PRODUCER

HUỲNH SĨ ĐẠT

POST PRODUCER ASISTANT

NGUYỄN NGỌC MAI HÂN & TỐNG NGỌC DUY

& NGUYỄN BẢO NGỌC & PHẠM LÊ BẢO TRÂN

INTRODUCTION

How to show & tell a very first & unique story of Vietnamese vampire?

Daydreamer, directed by Timothy Linh Bui, tells the story of an outsider vampire in Vietnam who faces social marginalization. The film explores how this individual intentionally goes against traditional paths, even at the expense of betraying their heritage and defying their faith. It delves into the complexities of the vampire's relationship with his contrasting brother.

For this project, we need an animation opening sequence showing vampires moving from Europe to Vietnam. After that, Vietnamese vampires split into two groups — one that drinks human blood and another that doesn't. This leads to an ongoing underground conflict that continues into modern times.

environment

& transportation

characters

& props

vampire

research

Re-studying the history for a solid art foundation

environment & tránsportation

COUNTRYSIDE OF VIET NAM

NORTH/SOUTH CITY OF VIET NAM

TRANSPORTATION

characters & props

Noble

Soldier

Weapon

Sailor

1500S - 1800S

Europe

Missionary

Viet Nam

Weapon

1900S - NOW

Family Indochine

vampire

Europe Vampire

Asian Vampire

HOW TO KILL

Normally, people choose one method to kill their vampire in their film. We can go this way or combine some killing methods for visualizing the hundreds of years of raising vampires in Vietnam and the war between them and human.

Vampire killing tactics:

Silver
Fire
Tearing head off
Garlic
Sunlight
Crucifix and holy water

visual

treatment

How to craft a world of ‘Vietnamese Vampires'?

AI usage

We collaborate with ‘AI’ force to co-create some initial drafts at the visual development stage. Together we research, learn, sketch, draw and develop iconic scenes for an overall look of the entire world in the movie.

Prompt

Various, detailed small draft boats floating on a river, overlook a sunset view of the city, horror, ink drawing, sketching, illustration, black and white and red colour only

Prompt

Fish with liquid coming out, a man devouring, ink drawing, sketching, artist Hoang Bao

Prompt

A man is devouring a fish drip, full body, sitting by the side, horror style, shadow, sketching, ink drawing, black and white color only, illustration

final sKetch

characters

props

environment

final storyboard

mood

and

tone

mysterious

THRILLER

DRAMATIC

intense

muted shades

Usually, fire is bright yellow and looks very real. But in our case, we want to make it a bit mysterious and dramatic, although not too much.

To achieve this effect, we will need to play with the colour and intensity of the flames. Perhaps a darker shade of orange or even red would create the desired effect. Additionally, we can manipulate the lighting around the fire to cast shadows and add depth to the scene. This will give the impression that the fire is not just a mere physical object, but a force to be reckoned with. It's important to strike a balance between realism and artistic interpretation when creating this type of effect. By doing so, we can enhance the overall visual impact of the fire and captivate our audience.

muted

sage

fantasy

green

dramatic

red

dark

forest

mysterious

black