West [UE5]

West [UE5]

"West" was born from my childhood experiences visiting family in the rural high deserts of California and from my several road trips across Nevada during sunset and nighttime. These vast locations and their ambience are a huge influence on how I make art today. Many of the Sketchfab assets used in this project are drone scans of actual monuments and hills from Nevada itself. Having the project emulate 16mm film was important to evoke a nostalgic and comforting feeling, while also conveying a sense of loss and melancholy from the blurry and soft images shown.

Special thanks to Ali El-Hashimi for the constant feedback and critique!
https://www.artstation.com/alielhashimi

Music:
Irresistible by Deafheaven

Sketchfab Credits:
"Череп коровы" (https://skfb.ly/onMsq) by Caplava is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
"Old barn (georeferenced scan)" (https://skfb.ly/o7YuY) by GNSSStylist is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
"Joshua Tree Desert drone test 1 -" (https://skfb.ly/o8zIG) by TheDarkSunProject is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
"Dead Sea Qumran" (https://skfb.ly/6rUDB) by GSXNet is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
"Punchbowl syncline" (https://skfb.ly/6VIor) by Sara Carena is licensed under CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
"Jebel Buhais Aerial Survey" (https://skfb.ly/SEI8) by oliverjackson is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
"Jeep Cherokee" (https://skfb.ly/onO9O) by Renafox is licensed under CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).