This week, I refined the direction of my Final Major Project (FMP), which explores how a single object—a handkerchief—can function as the core narrative and visual driver of a film. The project centres on transformation, materiality, and memory, using the fabric as a device to generate environments and guide the viewer through a constructed world.
Following feedback from Anis, a key conceptual shift emerged: moving away from treating the handkerchief as a passive element travelling through a pre-existing world, and instead positioning it as the generator of that world.
Reframing the fabric as an active creator immediately expanded the project’s potential. Rather than entering spaces, the handkerchief unfolds, stitches, and constructs them in real time. This transforms the narrative from a journey through environments into a process of world-building, where movement becomes a form of creation. It also strengthens the relationship between material behaviour and spatial design, which will be central to the project moving forward.
Following this, I researched projects where objects act as narrative engines, particularly in short-form luxury animation. Common themes included craftsmanship, seamless transformation, and worlds emerging from a single element. This helped me situate my idea within an existing visual language while identifying opportunities to differentiate—especially in how transformations are revealed and constructed.
Introducing the project more clearly at this stage has helped consolidate its conceptual foundation. The shift towards treating the handkerchief as a generative system gives the work a stronger identity, but also demands greater precision in how transformations are designed and justified.
Alongside the conceptual work, I continued developing my animation skills. For Ting’s assignment, I refined a full blocking heavy-weight animation. Feedback highlighted clear improvement, but also pointed out instability in the centre of gravity (COG), which currently makes the motion feel too shaky. This indicates a need to strengthen my control of weight and balance.