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Scary Place — Procedural Horror Animation

I created a self-directed horror animation study, developing the concept, procedural environment, atmosphere and unsettling motion.

Client
Independent project

Year
Personal study

Tools
SideFX Houdini · Procedural modelling · Lighting · Animation

The brief

Develop a distinctive visual idea for a horror setting and use it to test how procedural shape, lighting and motion can build tension.

My role

Concept development, procedural modelling, look development, lighting, animation tests and final presentation.

Outcome

A focused experiment that strengthened my understanding of mood-led CGI and visual storytelling.

01 · Experiment

A form designed to feel familiar and wrong

Scary Place began as a horror-genre animation concept. I used Houdini to develop an ambiguous floating form that shifts between face, creature and abstract object.

The project focused on silhouette, surface detail, light and controlled movement rather than a conventional character performance.