30-Second Diamond Formation Animation
Budget: £10 – £15 GBP
I need a photoreal, crystal-clear diamond to assemble itself from millions of dust-size particles over a 30-second shot set against a deep navy-blue background. From the first frame until exactly the 25-second mark the gem should be easing through a gentle, continuous rotation while those particles stream in as if magnetically attracted, gradually locking into place to reveal a high-detail stone with razor-sharp, physically accurate facets. At 25 s the diamond must come to a dead-still hero pose; the last five seconds remain motionless so every sparkle and caustic has time to breathe.
Lighting and shading should rely on physically based rendering—think real-world dispersion, refraction, and internal reflections rather than anything stylized or abstract. Houdini, Blender (Cycles), Cinema 4D with Redshift/Octane, or comparable tools are all fine as long as the end result looks indistinguishable from filmed material.
Deliverables
• 30-second 4 K (3840 × 2160) video in ProRes 4444 or another lossless format
• All project/source files, caches, and textures organized for possible future tweaks
• A high-resolution still of the final frame suitable for print
If any part of the brief needs clarification—timing cues, particle count, or look-dev references—let me know early so we can lock it down before render time.
The completed diamond should be upright and around 1/3 size of the screen
Lighting and shading should rely on physically based rendering—think real-world dispersion, refraction, and internal reflections rather than anything stylized or abstract. Houdini, Blender (Cycles), Cinema 4D with Redshift/Octane, or comparable tools are all fine as long as the end result looks indistinguishable from filmed material.
Deliverables
• 30-second 4 K (3840 × 2160) video in ProRes 4444 or another lossless format
• All project/source files, caches, and textures organized for possible future tweaks
• A high-resolution still of the final frame suitable for print
If any part of the brief needs clarification—timing cues, particle count, or look-dev references—let me know early so we can lock it down before render time.
The completed diamond should be upright and around 1/3 size of the screen