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My Coin 3D Animation by Sungkyun Bae

My Coin 3D Animation

Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2021

Sungkyun Bae's My Coin 3D Animation presents a compelling street-level tableau rendered with exceptional technical virtuosity in computer-generated imagery, establishing a dynamic compositional architecture through the deliberate juxtaposition of two primary figures against an urban commercial backdrop that recedes into atmospheric depth. The compositional framework employs a low vantage point that monumentalizes both characters while creating dramatic perspectival convergence along the sidewalk tiles toward a softly defocused horizon punctuated by cerulean sky gradations. The chromatic palette orchestrates a sophisticated interplay between warm terra cotta, coral, and crimson tones concentrated in the elderly gentleman's voluminous overcoat against cooler viridian and chartreuse hues adorning the child figure's dinosaur-themed cap and hoodie ensemble. The child character dominates the left foreground, rendered with exaggerated proportions characteristic of contemporary character animation—an oversized cranium with luminous amber-brown eyes conveying wonder and anticipation, while clutching a golden rectangular object suggesting precious cargo. Textural differentiation achieves remarkable refinement: the stippled granularity of the dinosaur cap evokes reptilian scales, the elderly figure's mustache displays individual hair rendering, and subsurface scattering illuminates skin with lifelike translucency. The portly gentleman occupies the right compositional zone, his burgundy-rose attire featuring subtle olive-green accents at collar and cravat, supported by spindly legs terminating in pointed shoes that create whimsical visual tension against his rotund silhouette. Environmental storytelling enriches the narrative through a candy dispensing machine at left featuring vibrant spherical confections in spectrum hues, striped awnings suggesting mercantile activity, and utility lines threading across the expansive sky. Lighting emanates from an elevated frontal source approximating golden-hour warmth, casting soft shadows beneath figures while maintaining luminous highlight passages across facial planes and fabric folds, establishing an atmosphere of gentle optimism and intergenerational connection.

A boy drops a coin into the sewer. A rich man finds such a boy and approaches. A wealthy man who knows the situation puts out expensive gold bullion instead of a coin to the boy. Realizing that the reason people conflict with each other is the difference in values, this animation expresses the difference in values that each person has.