PORTFOLIO
For the Application of UCL MArch Cinematic and Videogame
Name : Luyangyang YE
Application number: 23222983
Personal Work Page ：www.yiliadesign.com
CONTENTS
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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
for the script 'I' and its experimental video
Architecture and interior design for my script based on the '21g Soul' experiment
Individual Work -- Academic Assignment
4.48 PHYCHOSIS
Stage and game design based on the content of the script
Individual Work -- Academic Assignment
Finished in August 2019
Finished in June 2018
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Romantic Comedy
Worked as an art director in the team
Finished in September 2022
THE YELLOW SHIRT
Arthouse Film
Worked as an art director in the team
Finished in September 2022
2 3 4 5
OTHER WORKS
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES for the script 'I' and its experimental video
Architecture and interior design for my script based on the '21g Soul' experiment
Individual Work -- Academic Assignment
Finished in June 2018
Video link：https://www.yiliadesign.com/immersive-experimental-1
This experiment ended with only one patient having shown an immediate drop in weight amounting to 3/4 ounces (approximately 21.3 grams ), which coincided with the time of death.
"I" is a script written by me which based on the " 21g soul " experiment. It concerns implantation of intelligent personality; soul and consciousness convert between human and robot.
1901
Duncan MacDougall wished to scientifically determine if a soul had weight
On this bed, he measured any corresponding changes in weight
Employment
CEO seriously ill and dying soon
Eager to transfer his consciousness into the robot
Biotechnologist
Social Psychologist
Robot programming Robot assembly and maintenance Cosmetic appearance of robots Solving neural mind replication problems Integrating robots into the real world
Nine
NO.01001001
NO.001
Discovered that he was once human, trying to awaken the others
First consciousness copy experiment
Four researchers died due to a faulty replication process. At the moment of death, the consciousness was successfully transferred to the robots.
NO.002
NO.003
Human memory awakened Human memory awakened
Leaving Destroyed during escape Destroyed during escape
Second consciousness transfer experiment
The experiment was disrupted by the virus implantation from NO.001. The CEO's consciousness was transferred to NO.004. NO.001 Escaped from the experiment base.
NO.004
CEO's consciousness took over its mind
The board perceived his ambition and destroyed it
Rescue Plan
A perfect robot with self-awareness Sealed in the abandoned experiment base
Since NO.001 left the experiment base, he has been looking for opportunities to go back to the base to save Nine
Location: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, USA
ELEVATION DESIGN
Syringes can represent extraction, injection and transmission, which also apply to the transmission of soul consciousness
PLANE DESIGN
The extraction, injection and transmission of soul consciousness requires various experiments
Video link：https://www.yiliadesign.com/immersive-experimental-1
STORY BACKGROUND
CEO
For the purpose of continuing his own life, researches on consciousness transfer
First consciousness copy experiment
Experiment subjects
Colleague
Programmer
Engages in robot programming
Experiment failed
Four subjects died due to a faulty replication process
At the moment of death, the consciousness was successfully transferred to the robots
NO.001
Discovered that he was once human, trying to awaken the others
Human memory was deleted by the CEO
NO.004
Machanician Robot assembly and maintenance
Biotechnologist
Cosmetic appearance of robots
Solving neural mind replication problems
Social Psychologist Integrates robots into the real world
Human memory awakened Destroyed during escape
CEO
The CEO announces start of his own consciousness transfer experiment
Takes a personality test for Nine seriously ill and dying soon
Nine NO.01001001
A perfect robot with self-awareness
Calls the meetings
Discussion of the second experiment procedure
NO.001
Human memory recovered, plans to sabotage the second experiment
CEO
Second consciousness transfer experiment
NO.001
Implants the virus, disrupting the experiment NO.002
NO.004
CEO's consciousness takes over its mind
The board perceives his ambition and destroys it
Nine NO.01001001
Sealed in the abandoned experiment base NO.001
Escapes from the lab and looks for a way to save NINE
BUILDING AREA ANALYSIS
Lift: direct access to the first and second basement levels
Corridor
-2F: Main laboratory
-3F: Robot assembly area
-4F: Robot testing area
-5F: Robot storage area
-6F: Robot destruction area
-1F: Daily work area
Testing Room
CCTV Control Room
4.48 PSYCHOSIS
-- A script written by SARAH KANE about psychological experience of a woman suffering from depression, who finally committed suicide.
Stage and game design based on the content of the script
Individual Work -- Academic Assignment
Finished in August 2019
INSPIRATION & CONCEPT
The name of the play stems from the fact that 4:48 am is considered the time when people are most likely to commit suicide due to their extreme state of physical insanity.
The play's poetic style of language reveals the thoughts of a troubled soul; the verses are filled with heartfelt sorrow and anger. The play has no traditional theatrical plot, and the script is not marked with characters or lines, and so the play reads more like a modern poem without a metre.
REFERENCE
<Introduction to Psychoanalysis>
A holistic analysis of various psychiatric disorders
Understanding the causes of psychosis
<Genius on the Left, Lunatic on the Right>
Psychopaths often sit or stand in a place of contemplation
Every patient has his own world
Space structure: Inner Psychological World
Core elements : Medical pills, cold black pond, Swing, 4.48 AM, snow and black despair
“–Have you made any plans?”
“–Take an overdose, slash my wrists then hang myself”
“One hundred Lofepramine, forty five Zopiclone, twenty five Temazepam, and twenty Melleril ”
“I will drown in dysphoria in the cold black pond of my self the pit of my immaterial mind”
“drowning in a sea of logic this monstrous state of palsy still ill”
“Where do I start? Where do I stop? How do I start?
(As I mean to go on) How do I stop?”
"–At 4.48 when sanity visits for one hour and twelve minutes I am in my right mind.
When it has passed I shall be gone again, a fragmented puppet, a grotesque fool"
“All I know is snow and black despair”
EPISODE MAP EXAMPLE
Wake up from the hospital bed
First choice: stay or escape
Doctors
Choice that branches
Choice that doesn’t branches
Main decision-making flow
Event that affects another part of the story
If
‘Serial sevens test’ Presents chaotic, jumbled numbers, indicating psychotic symptoms
Hospital Ward
The player wakes up in a cramped ward, with a weak physical and mental state.
The player needs to unlock the door and escape from the ward by using the objects and environment inside the ward.
Treatment room
If the player chooses to receive a treatment, they will enter the treatment area.
The player will interact with the doctor and exchange ideas concerning different treatments.
Doctor's Office
The player will have a conversation with the doctor to find out their condition and treatment plan.
The player will need to make a choice whether to accept the treatment and remain in the hospital, or opt out of the treatment.
Suicide area
If the player chooses to abandon the treatment, they will enter the suicide zone.
The player will need to progress through the game by solving puzzles and completing tasks, while trying to get away from suicide by different means.
STAGE EFFECT
A face with graffiti
The picture in grey and white, the disorderly black and white scribbles, the traces of paint and the exposed eyes, express the inner fears of the author, the darkness, and the breakdown.
A simplified flat of scene based on a house
The hollow sections represent a window and a door, expressing the conpet of interior. It is also a reflection of the author's inner world.
A Swing
No matter how high the swing is, it will eventually return to peace, reflecting the author's effort to seek peace, while leaving for another world in the end.
White balls
The white balls can be seen as drugs, as well as the author's mental turmoil. The author is surrounded by many of them on a daily basis.
STAGE SIZE
Romantic Comedy
Worked as an art director in the team
Academic Assignment
Finished in Sepmpter 2022
STROY - an experiment of love
Experiment 1: The subtle simulation
Looking through the window
STUDIO WINDOW
Bala and Morgan are discussing how to court Aella
STUDIO
To not disturbing the shooting, Morgan invites Bala and Aella out of the studio for a while with a laughing gas balloon
Experiment 2: Every action has equal and opposite reaction
STUDIO
Koi is helping Hyemin put on her make-up
In the imaginary world of Bala
STUDIO HALLWAY
Bala and Morgan meet Aella, who is late to the studio
CEMETERY
Bala and Aella get married in the cemetery, in the way of South Indian Hindu wedding
STREET
STUDIO
Bala and Aella discuss the slogan and they laugh so loudly, disturbing the people shooting the video in the studio.
STUDIO
Morgan introduces the members of the project to the group
It is a romantic comedy film in which the man, who is shy, falls in love with the cheerful and outgoing woman before he discovers that the woman already has boyfriend...
REFERENCE
STUDIO
Before leaving the studio, Bala breaks the protective film of Aella's phone screen
Experiment 4: Law of love
Bala and Aella see koi taking Hyemin on a date and Koi makes fun of Bala for not making progress yet
STREET
Bala takes Aella to a street stall called Unnipaul to get her screen film replaced
Experiment 3: Salt Bae
GARDEN
Bala and Aella chat happily together about their families
BALA'S HOME
Bala invites Aella to her home for lunch to get to know each other better
BALA'S HOME
Bala forgets to put salt in the scrambled egg because he was nervous
Experiment 5: The inevitable reaction
PARK BENCH
Bala plucks up the courage to confess his love to Aella
PARK BENCH
Aella says she has a boyfriend and refuses Bala
PARK BENCH
Aella says she has a boyfriend and refuses Bala
After communicating with the director, I found the colour scheme attractive in the film Punch Drunk Love, and therefore the overall tone of Organic Chemistry was accordingly established.
BACKGROUND PAINTING
SHOOTING DAY
Background paper
Draft design
Final design
Painting process
SCREENSHOTS
THE YELLOW SHIRT
Arthouse Film
Worked as an art director in the team
Academic Assignment
Finished in Sepmpter 2022
Video link：https://www.yiliadesign.com/the-yellow-shirt-1
INSPIRATION
Being 'different' from others sometimes needs a lot of courage, and often times, we just compromise.
We give up, and we hide our true selves. The film interprets many of us. Some people at last accept it… but I personally do not want to.
A tedious monotony of an ordinary person’s daily life gets interrupted by a yellow shirt. Witness the actions of this ordinary person under the pressure and influence of the society around him.
This is an arthouse short film about the interrelation between an individual and the whole society. Video
Set Design and Construction
Based on discussions with the director, I used 3dmax to create a rendering of the set and the main props.
Room Area
WHOLE SET - 16ft × 16ft × 8ft
FLOOR - 16ft × 16ft = 256 sq ft
PLYWOOD BOARD FOR FLOOR - 2ft × 2ft × 0.7in -> 64 pcs
EACH WALL - 16ft × 8ft = 128 sq ft
BOARD FOR WALL - 4ft ×8ft -> 4 pcs each wall
THREE WALLS = 384 sq ft
TOTAL WHITE PAINT AREA = 256 + 384 = 640 sq ft
SCENE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED
made with 3DMAX
made with 3DMAX
OTHER WORKS
Princess Deling and Empress Dowager Cixi -- Stage Design
The story of Princess Deling, who returns from Europe to the Forbidden City in the late 19th century
These are the scenes of this theatrical performance
Film Festival Gala-- Stage Design
A stage with film related elements was designed in a fixed size room, including a podium, a rostrum and a performance platform, blue as its dominant tone.
No one Lives -- Light Design
Scrip Selection: after a scream, four people came to the hall and found another man died.
<<FCB^2>> -- Interior design
The purpose is to design a multi-functional room combining café, board game, book bar, and mini cinema in a long and narrow area.
OTHER WORKS
Wood Processing
Use of tools such as saws, chisels, hammers, etc.
Photography
Sketch
Handmade Model Painting
Watercolor
OTHER WORKS
LIGHT AND SHADOW -- Screenplay
Logline Synopsis
This story is about a woman photographer in despair trying to regain respect and reputation under the condition of falling eyesight.
“A commercial photographer, Helen, survived a car accident which caused damage to her eyesight. Her boss did not trust her ability anymore and her colleague took her place. She felt desperate and wanted to poison herself with alcohol. While taking a shower, she saw a unique view where the light and shadow entangled with each other; Suddenly she gained a new perspective to observe the real world and decided to live out her way.”
Theme
In this world, everyone is pursuing perfection . You are required by external environments to show your perfection with beautiful appearance and work ability. When an unfortunate accident happens to you, everything around you seems to keep you in a desperate situation. But you are the only one who can help yourself out of this loop. Be brave and be real, without caring about what others might think of you in the wrong way.
Farside -- Film
I was curious about what would happen if there were two parallel space-times in human’s mind, therefore I tried to combine the space of the film with the theme of dual personality. The heroine in white lives in a house, representing a normal personality, while the other one in black appears in a nightmare, regarded as a depressed and crazy personality. In the beginning of the film, the two personalities are separated. As the story gradually reaches its climax, the two figures appear alternately in the room of the protagonist’s child. There, she finds some evidence against his husband and decides to kill him. This space was shown as not only a physical existence but also an extension of a psychological void, where the broken subconscious lives.
