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This is my thesis film from Academy of Art. It's overall been done in about 3 months, therefore the quality of animation is lacking a bit. But still, hope you enjoy.

Music by Ghinzu - Jet Sex, a great Belgium band

Due to many questions: Masquerade is entirely done in Autodesk Maya.

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  • Simon Prager 2 years ago
    you made a really good story and wonderful pictures! the sliding characters dont actually harm.
    great work.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thank you so much. it could've turned out better if i had a bit more time.
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  • trev 2 years ago
    This is really good! Very original!
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thank you trev, tried to end it a bit different than any other mask story.
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  • Daniel Fairbairn 2 years ago
    Great stuff! Fantastic story and visuals! i love the cardboard look, been trying to do it in my own animations (vimeo.com/4579500), may i ask what programs you use?
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    hey daniel. thanks a lot. I used maya for everything. and the textures, i did in photoshop. the cardboard feel turned out to be quite good with just textures and bump maps. your stuff looks very nice too.
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  • josh lyon plus 2 years ago
    great feel, great story...

    added to best of animation/stop-motion/puppets channel:
    vimeo.com/channels/animationandpuppets
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thank you josh, both for the comment and the hookup
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  • Scotty Wilson 2 years ago
    I love the style, and the music suits so well, nice piece.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thanks scotty. the music was my main inspiration. i love ghinzu!
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  • Melissa Lim 2 years ago
    luv the animation and the song, not lacking even a bit :)
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thanks melissa, though it still has to be fixed in certain parts :)
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  • Melissa Lim 2 years ago
    there is this seriousness in this animation which makes the puppet move to each meaning of the song, gr8 :)
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  • Mathieu Foucher plus 2 years ago
    great work, i really like the story.
    Render and design are really good, it remind me "litle big planet" on PS3.
    Your technicals skills are really good, i was just a little disturb by the light who suddenly appear at 1min04s and turn off at 1min06s, but it's just a detail.

    congratulations and thanks for sharing.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thanks mathieu. little big planet was a reference point for me, love the game and the look. I know there are some issues with the renders and all. Hopefully I'll fix those and re-upload!
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  • Blake Whitman staff 2 years ago
    great work, Aziz!
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thank you Blake! thank you for hooking me up with vimeo staff picks too, I'm glad you guys liked it.
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  • Release the Hounds 2 years ago
    The expressions and emotion are amazing. Beautiful story.
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  • Daniel Madaler 2 years ago
    Sometimes, the "like" of a video is not enough. Love the video.

    Sadly there is no happy end. Hope there will be a sequel, where sad face finds other sad faces and gets happy :)
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  • Wesley Soares 2 years ago
    very great!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Roub 2 years ago
    so true, but sad.
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  • V.S. 2 years ago
    Nice work, i'll waiting for second ep :)
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  • Elke Schmitter 2 years ago
    Harika bir yerden yakalamışsın.
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  • atom leonhart 2 years ago
    I LOVE THIS.

    You have made my day.
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  • Adam Horn 2 years ago
    Loved it
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  • dibbv 2 years ago
    nice dude, real nice
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  • Intronauta 2 years ago
    mmmmmm Great moment!!!
    about the music... what´s the song name?
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    sorry couldn't reply earlier. though it seems like you found the answer already :)
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  • juba 2 years ago
    Only the truth
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  • Eren Emre Kanal 2 years ago
    See Aziz? Everyone loves it :)
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  • Intronauta 2 years ago
    autoanswer: Ginzhu "jet sex" ;)
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  • Ian Garlic 2 years ago
    Amazing stuff! I really enjoy the multiple focus and the texturing as well as the incredible condensed story line.
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  • deva 2 years ago
    fantastic...i like you work.
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  • Karen Abad plus 2 years ago
    oh my gosh AZIZ..holy crap. i love you...remember a year ago you were just the blue lion, then now you developed into such a wonderful friend. I am glad I got to see your smiling face at school...please don't leave.

    oh yeah Congratulations on graduating! I've got one more year in this craphole.

    Also..i hate you... "oh yeah i'm working on my thesis, it sucks, i'm doing other stuff.." psh it's so good.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    :) Love the comment Karen. Thank you so much. Let's hope I get a job around here (if any) so I won't have to leave.

    I can't wait to see your final thesis projects.
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  • MHN Productions 2 years ago
    I did not see how the animation was "lacking" whatsoever; if fact, its far above anything I could ever do. Very expressive, and very good.
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  • superb! this is a great animation done! I love it but what it shows is that we're living in a pretentious world where everything is something to be sad about?
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  • cile bailey 2 years ago
    Great music and wonderful work! Some times I relate... Remindes me of the old song "the great pretender" I think Sam Cook sang it.
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  • Alfred Tsaizer 2 years ago
    Great JoB & Great Idea! Really enjoied watching it!
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  • guin 2 years ago
    wow, this is nice and meaningful :)
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  • Jan van der Meer plus 2 years ago
    Love your little difficulties, like even thinking of not only the sad persons but also a mirror braking up in two parts at 00:36 !
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  • Johannes Duelund 2 years ago
    Yeah, great story as well. Very neat.
    And the music is very nice also. It reminds me a lot of the danish band Mushi
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  • DiaKe 2 years ago
    really one cool job.
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  • Congratulations, is an great job
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  • Meezan 2 years ago
    i think it had a great start but nothing after that. Not talking about the technical stuff, the story dint have a purpose. to me your point was not clear. Also nobody likes sad endings. if you are thinking of redoing this, please rethink the middle and specially the end. Your work has potential, keep working mate :)
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Hey Meezan. Thank you for your comment. I agree the story has some quirks but I don't agree with you on the fact that nobody likes sad endings. I do :)
  • Brennan L. 2 years ago
    I have to agree. It's a metaphor for life, and in real life this does happen and it is sad.

    The happy ending really should be what we do in real life and how we really feel/carry ourselves. Not just the masks we hide behind.

    Brilliant work.
  • A.M. Demaris plus 2 years ago
    "Your work has potential" -

    That person is potentially an idiot.

    Meezan - you should worry less about finding meanings in works of art (that was/is/are blatantly obvious) and focus more on your grammar skills.

    Thanks MATE!

    Aziz K. - Your work is past "potential." Great job - don't be too hard on yourself.
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  • King Learie 2 years ago
    Beautifully realised statement on the human condition
    10 out of 10
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  • Serge Verwest 2 years ago
    James Ensor would be proud
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  • Diego Pardo 2 years ago
    Congratulations! I like very much the cardboard texturing and all the good work with expressions and emotion.
    Really original!
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  • rickflick 2 years ago
    Well done aziz. Next project something a little less depressing please. 8-)
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    haha :) I'll try.
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  • Adriana de Barros 2 years ago
    Enjoyable to watch.

    Featured today at illusion.scene360.com
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    thank you for sharing it on illusion.scene360
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  • referring to meezan's comment above:

    i think the video is beautifully done... i love the colors and lightning. also, the ending is perfect because it is real. we live in days in which we are guided -or better said, misguided- to believe in 'happy' endings. happy endings are great, but unfortunately are not quite true for everyone. which is why i thank you for going against the crowd and creating something different. good work, aziz.. i wish i could do something like that someday. keep it up!
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  • Slvero Song 2 years ago
    really like it..
    keep walking,keep smiling?
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  • Geo Meek 2 years ago
    Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift :-}
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  • St. Jimmy 2 years ago
    Wonderful =)

    I hope I'll be as good as you one day
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  • Vegar Dueland 2 years ago
    This is simlpy amazing. I share the view this video conveys. If I understood it correctly, anyway. And thank god for ending it the way you did. You told the truth and not a fairytale. This is something the world needs more of!

    Your story would have been great with basic 2D as well. So this combined with the great technical side makes this a truly amazing video.

    And thank you for introducing me to Ghinzu - a great band indeed! Keep it up, Aziz!
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  • Emily Barrera 2 years ago
    Aziz!
    CONGRATS!
    -
    This is great!
    You are so PRO!
    Loved it!

    I am also using lots of textures in my animation...
    but it's all 2d & AE.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Thank you Emily!
    Literally can't wait to see your final project done! I'm sure it'll be great with the style you have.
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  • Andrenalin 2 years ago
    wow - great stuff!!! like it and like the music too.
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  • Dr Dimento 2 years ago
    i like AND how true :o(
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  • JimmBimm 2 years ago
    awesome... thats so true !

    Keep up the great work.
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  • Brittany Adams 2 years ago
    Great concept, love the vibrant colors as well, they had a nice impact on the overall message.
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  • David Goffan 2 years ago
    Brilliant, man! Great job!
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  • Remco Douma 2 years ago
    Wow, amazing stuff.
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  • artislight 2 years ago
    Awesome work, man. Good character design, textures, lighting - the music went great with the first half of the film, the animation of the chair "receiving" the hero as he sat was good as well... bravo!

    Benjamin Bailey
    artislight.deviantart.com/
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  • John Leeah 2 years ago
    Do you really believe that we all live with a metaphorical mask? shielding the outsides world from our true emotions. or was that just to entertain?
    none the less, it looked really professional, and i enjoyed enough to watch a couple more times.
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Hey John.
    Well some days, it seems like i agree with this and there are other days when I don't at all. So it's a come&go situation I think :)
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  • seth 2 years ago
    whoa, that is amazing. I like how you managed to capture emotion in your film. It really hits home to me.
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  • Lasyos Medon 2 years ago
    Loved it, totally original and sincere
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  • Valdemaras 2 years ago
    I'm loving it. The video is really great, animations are smooth and pretty, but I didn't like that part where he throws his mask of in kinda laggy slo-mo. (2:04 - 2:12) IMO it could have been done a bit better :)
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Hey Valdemaras. I agree that part doesn't work that well, the short has its flaws. If only I had a bit more time to finish it...
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  • Romain Colin 2 years ago
    Posted on fubiz.net
  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Thank you Romain, Matthieu let me know earlier. Love Fubiz btw :)
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  • Taylor Case plus 2 years ago
    Great work man! I also love the textures, I think the only thing that could of been a bit better was the way they walk. But you said you did it in 3 months and I couldn't do it in a lifetime haha. Take care!
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  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 2 years ago
    Thank you everyone! Makes me happy to see that it's well received!
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  • robin oudheusden 2 years ago
    this is really a wonderfull piece! congratz!
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  • WOW! Very cool movie indeed. And what an excellent choice of music! Suits the movie just right.
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  • erol çelik 2 years ago
    muhteşem. very, very, very gooooood
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  • ŞENOL ÇÖM 2 years ago
    Eline sağlık güzel bir çalışma olmuş...
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  • John Vincent Labata 2 years ago
    nice concept dude!
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  • Kristopher Wile 2 years ago
    I actually really enjoyed it. I think you have a lot of talent :)
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  • JB Sapienza plus 2 years ago
    love the sets!
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  • Nikio 2 years ago
    Beautiful! I loved every second of it! If you could enable us the download, it would be great!!!
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  • Kamil Fatsa 2 years ago
    I like it very much. Your health
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  • Loup Thévenin 2 years ago
    Nice work, you managed pretty well to make us forget it is computer-made !
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  • Joost de Jonge 2 years ago
    Amazing textures and animation. Concept and music is super neat to.

    Thx for making this :)
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  • Frédéric De Vries 2 years ago
    Astonishing work. Do not hesitate to contact me if you're looking for a job in Belgium.
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  • ZzEe 2 years ago
    awesome work dude!

    do you have some tutorials for maya?

    I'm just learning to use it
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  • FrankDarko 2 years ago
    Excellent work !! very moving :)
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  • Sean Mac 2 years ago
    Great work!
    I wish it had been longer!
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  • Lance Callas 2 years ago
    Great work!
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  • Patrick Perry 2 years ago
    Fantastic! I'm new to Vimeo and this was the first video I watched; loved it.
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  • Miguel Aldama plus 2 years ago
    great work, I will post it in my blog if you don't mind
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  • LoveTheCool 2 years ago
    This was beautiful and sad and so great. You are talented.

    I blogged about it here: bit.ly/PxMgg

    Perfect music.
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  • Michael Le 2 years ago
    Really enjoyed it. If I understand the ending correctly, the others were able to let down their mask for a moment but couldn't handle it and so back up it went?
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  • Zoran Cikovac 2 years ago
    No doubt, awesome result, but not mentioned how you did it! What software?
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