[WIP] Earthquake Weather | Rain World AMV

Hi, this is Awniber. Rain World is a beautiful game that has impacted my past four years, I love Rain World and it led up to this project, the Rain World Earthquake Weather AMV. The song hugs the game narrative, and ties together the story of slugcat and that of iterator, where both struggle with and fight against their different plights.

I first encountered this song in 2019 in a school assignment where I design a geometric representation based on the song. Right then, I felt it has a "wandering in an apocalyptic world" vibe to it. The song features a nonchalant beat, but it simultaneously feels like a heartfelt catharsis from someone who's been tenacious and diligent in their enterprise. It paints a picture where they strive with utmost sincerity in their personal endeavour, all while the world continues to amble at its own pace, not ruffled in the slightest. I came across Rain World in that same year, and it felt like a sign that I need to do this.

So far it's mostly done in Clip Studio Paint EX. While I've joked about making animation in what was an illustration software, I have come to learn its ways and capabilities in terms of animation. It does surprisingly more than I gave credits for it; I learned a lot during the process, and it manifests in the animation. For example, early on, it stutters because I treated it more like a storyboard, but then I discovered the exhilarating 2D camera feature, excavated a different, workable layer organization approach, and that enabled me to experiment more with camera movements. There are A lot of shots; and from this repeated making process come some insights. For example the attention paid to how focal points link between and continue its trajectory through shots; and designing visually interesting path, movement, transformation for the focal point. The principle of arts and elements of design do apply to the "invisible" focal point, and I find that intriguing.

I've been wanting to make something for Rain World since 2020. I made a MAP part in 2021, and that urges me to make more. One year ago, I associated the song with the game, since then I've been inching on it. I thought I could power through it during the college summer months, but I overestimated myself and underestimated the workload for a full animation; and just like that, school season returns, again.

Let's see whether I get to see through this the coming year, eh?

Peace,
Awniber/时云

ʕ●.●ʔ Thank Videocult for making Rain World.
ʕ●.●ʔ Thank Beck for the song Earthquake Weather.
I do not own the music.