SNOWPIERCER
(Styleframe Sequence Design,
Collaborative work)
In Snowpiercer, the train serves as a microcosm of class division, contrasting the treatment of passengers in the front and rear cars. This metaphor extends into a visual sequence where sunlight becomes a symbol of resources. Illuminating the high-rise residences of the privileged while casting lower floors into shadow, the light reveals the stark disparities of social hierarchy—mirroring real world inequities in wealth, space, and opportunity.
Collaborator: Christina Liu
02 CONCEPT
In the film Snowpiercer, the train serves as a microcosm, revealing social class divisions. It portrays the contrast in how front and rear carriages are treated, mirroring real world differences. Simultaneously, the film underscores the evident impact of this class divide on resource allocation.
We employ resources as a framing device to depict class divisions. In this sequence, sunlight, space, and height symbolize resources, revealing the social class network in the city. The affluent class enjoys abundant natural light, spacious rooms, and vertical space. In contrast, the less privileged class relies on artificial light, smaller beds, and tighter rooms. Taking inspiration from Snowpiercer depicting various classes sharing the same space to dramatize class divisions, this sequence situates both rich and poor spaces within the same room.
The simile and metaphor in this sequence illustrate the entrenched class division within the city's social structure.
03 VISUAL REFERENCE
1) City Landscape
2) House Interior
04 INITIAL STORYBOARD
05 TYPE TREATMENT
06 STRATEGY
07 PROCESS
1) Test Render
08 FINAL SEQUENCE
Instructor: Ming Tai
Collaborator: Christina Liu
Software: Cinema 4D, Redshift Render, Photoshop, Indesign, Lightroom
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