This was my final assignment for my first semester in college.

It is set in the Longmen Grottoes in China and depicts an ancient grotto, eroded by time and nature, containing ancient Buddha statues and temples. The spiritual and religious elements embedded in the scene create a sense of mystery and shock that transcends reality.

I try to express my awe and respect for human civilization, emphasizing the combination of tradition and mysterious stories. In the depths of a distant valley, there is an ancient temple that has gone through many vicissitudes of life, and in the silence comes the sound of gentle chanting of Buddhist scriptures. A devout Buddhist stumbles into the temple and witnesses the “echoes of salvation” in front of a solemn statue of Buddha. As the bell tolls and the statue slowly collapses, a mysterious and distant voice calls out through the power of the statue’s destruction. In the end, the temple is transformed into a place of salvation, and the Buddhists finally understand the impermanence of all things, just like the quote at the beginning of the video: “There is no tree in Bodhi, nor is there a mirror in a bright mirror, and there is nothing in the first place, so where does it stir up the dust.”

I used ue5, houdini, nuke, zbrush, maya, and substance painter All of these programs are first time users, and there are many deficiencies that still need to be improved.

Background music: Ancient Traditions_Alan Williams