Category: UE5

I want to create a cinematic shot, two scenes intertwined and edited parallel together, telling a story of depressed whale trapped in a dark aquarium or laboratory.

One scene is a fantasy scene, showing a traditional Chinese myth of Kun and peng, which are the giant whale like creatures from Chinese poetry “Xiao Yao You” that ‘spreads its wings for thousands of miles’ showing its freedom in the sky.

Another scene is a realistic scene. The whale trainer feed a captive whale in a super narrow aquarium, the whale’s dorsal fin is wilted, and it can only swim in circles.

Inspiration:

I watched an interview video about a whale trainer, ShaoRan, who was almost killed by the beluga she fed. I was strongly touched and loved the core idea: not an animal belong to the cage.

Here is the full interview:

“没有生命是属于牢笼的。” |华南第一女驯鲸师专访|白鲸Sophie故事系列|第一集_哔哩哔哩_bilibili