Relic

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While working as a Creative Director of Brandverse, a Berlin-based Web3 startup, I directed, edited and post-produced Relic, a short film to support the release of Z3NA, the first digital wearable collection by Brandverse. In 2023, it was selected by DesignRush as one of the 8 Best Videos With Amazing Background Music.

Relic is a series of three short films, created using Unreal Engine in collaboration with Mexico-based Cinetica studio. The characters and the storyline were developed to fit within the lore of Z3NA, a collection of digital artifacts from fourteen different universes, each with their distinctive style.

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The work included conceptualizing, scripting and directing the short films, as well as editing and post-producing the raw 3D footage. The clips rendered using Unreal Engine under my direction were enhanced with stock footage and color graded by me. 

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Furthermore, my tasks included editing the background music and sound effects as well as the intro and outro sequences and producing additional cuts for the social media.

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The videos feature three out of 14 watches from the Z3NA collection: Relic, Disruptor and Technoir - each with a distinct sound and visuals, as the main character and his sidekick travel across the three worlds collecting these artifacts.

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© 2023, Ivan Litvinenko