Pack of Kools - 2025

I 3D-scanned a pack of Kools in different positions to animate it opening and closing, and then 3D scanned a full cigarette and 3D scanned it again each time it progressively got smoked down. I then exported these 3D scans into Blender and fixed the models. Then, I animated the pack of Kools opening and the cigarette flying into the sky and the pack closing. I then added the animation to the camera and added tracking to the pack that then changes to the cigarette when it comes out of the pack. After that, I added the atmospheric clouds and stars to give the animation a sense of place. I then rendered it and imported it into TouchDesigner, where I programmed effects like the glitch-distortion, the edge tracing squiggle, and the bloom, overall adding the ethereal touch I felt it needed. Lastly, I added a song and edited it together with the video to add cohesion.