After being struck by Riho Makise’s 1993 hit “Miracle Love” online, Chinese visual designer and 3D artist Zaoeyo committed to making a project “based on the song’s mood and seeing how far I could achieve realism in that ‘city pop’ style.”

“The process to achieve this look is so challenging for me, I looked into lots of references and try to get not only a photoreal render but also a unique style. Also, I created a character to interact with the dreamy CGI world.

“I invested so much time on the visuals and don’t have the energy to make a film, so I decided to make it karaoke-style and keep shots steady, so that we can see the lines, and have weak editing connection between shots, focusing on showing the city and the mood.

“This is a non-commercial project for self-practice and took me four months to finish.”
 

Director/animator: Zaoeyo
Special thanks: Koma for Japanese help, Zelda Rondo / Zhemin for dynamics

Music: “Miracle love”
Artist: Riho Makise
Composer: Takeuchi
Arranger: Kobayashi Takeshi

Toolkit: Cinema 4D, Octane Render, After Effects, DAZ 3D, AXYZ Anima, Quixel Mixer, Marvelous Designer