I created the music video for “True Self,” a track by WHISPER OUT LOUD, an alternative R&B/rock band based in Tokyo. For this project, I took on the major challenge of handling every stage of the video production myself, including directing, shooting (including aerial footage using a drone), lighting, editing, 3DCG, and VFX. All filming was done guerrilla-style outdoors, using a run-and-gun approach. Production was carried out with extremely limited resources: the shooting period was only one day, and the editing period was about two weeks. In particular, I used Blender in the 3DCG/VFX process to achieve large-scale, original visual expressions. This work expanded the possibilities of solo video production.

In contrast to the song’s theme of “struggles with and challenges to change,” the lyrics and logo incorporate a symmetrical ambigram gimmick to convey the message that even opposites are the same self. To encourage listeners to piece together the story, motion and typefaces from previous works are interwoven throughout.

A story about a high school student who falls in love with someone of the same sex. Karin Fujiyoshi’s feelings are linked with the dance scenes.