Nomad Animation
Yetong Xin and Muwen Li
Movie, Video and Animation Design Nomad Animation by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li Nomad is a science fiction animated short film about the future of the Amazon rainforest. The film shows a moving city that can carry Amazonian tribes to new habitable areas when a location can no longer support human life. The machines in Nomad keep a mechanical structure but are built mainly from natural materials instead of metal. This nature inspired approach avoids the coldness of traditional machinery and gives the city a sense of vitality. Sketches and storyboards were made first, followed by modeling, animation, rendering and compositing. Motion capture was used for the characters.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Nomad Animation by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li is a winner of the A' Movie, Video and Animation Design Award. Nomad Animation earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li and see why Nomad Animation design stands out from its competition.
About Nomad
Movie, Video and Animation Design Nomad Animation by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li Nomad is a science fiction animated short film about the future of the Amazon rainforest. The film shows a moving city that can carry Amazonian tribes to new habitable areas when a location can no longer support human life. The machines in Nomad keep a mechanical structure but are built mainly from natural materials instead of metal. This nature inspired approach avoids the coldness of traditional machinery and gives the city a sense of vitality. Sketches and storyboards were made first, followed by modeling, animation, rendering and compositing. Motion capture was used for the characters. Nomad earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine creativity with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated projects are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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