Moonlight Reprise
Client: Kazu Saito
Commissioned by Japanese artist Kazu Saito, this animated music video reinterprets his traditional Nihonga paintings through motion graphics and ambient sound.
The project focuses on themes of meditation and mindfulness, transforming static artworks into a contemplative moving-image experience. It was showcased in Kazu Saito’s solo exhibition and later featured at Monash University’s Mind Your Mind exhibition, demonstrating how traditional Japanese painting can be re-experienced through contemporary multimedia design.
[Individual Project]
#Procreate #Photoshop #Illustrator #After Effect
Challenge
The challenge was to transform static Japanese paintings into dynamic moving images while preserving their cultural essence of Zen, meditation, and tranquility
Awards & Exhibitions
Grand Prize (1st Place), KSIR International Illustration Competition, 2022
Exhibited at Mind Your Mind, Monash University, 2022
Exhibited at Kazu Saito Solo Exhibition, 2022
Solution
Through motion graphics and ambient sound design, I created slow transitions and layered visual effects that animated the artworks while maintaining their contemplative atmosphere.
The pacing and tone were carefully designed to evoke mindfulness, guiding viewers into a calm, poetic visual experience.
Testimonial
“Belinda-san communicated with me very politely, and my expectations grew steadily. The completed Videoworks has finally arrived from her. I superimposed her image of myself on her image. Along with the music, her videoworks have taken me to the next image. I enjoyed the world over and over again. I wanted to spend more time in her visual world. I wanted to see more different visual worlds.
Thank you, Belinda-san. I am deeply grateful to you.”
Kazu Saitou
