When experimenting with compositing audio and visual elements, I wanted to keep exploring the dreamy, surreal quality I'd created in prior experimentation. Here, I used open-source 3D modelling software Blender to model some jelly on a plate, using Blender's built-in material properties to create the ultra-transperant, almost luminescent quality of the object. Had I had more time, I would have created a proper rig and added some movement. Instead, I kept it simple by parenting the scene's camera to a circular path, creating the rotating effect seen in the final video. I also used multiple area lights to create an unnatural wash of light, akin to a product shot for an advertisement. When thinking about the audio aspect of the work, I wanted to focus on synthesised sound as opposed to foley. As such, I browsed freesound.com, using search terms like "bubbles" and "gentle synth" to narrow down my options. Eventually, I came across Freesound user cabled_mess' upload Synthetic watery bubbles and found its gentle, rounded sound to be perfect for the ethereal effect I wanted to achieve. I wanted the work be like a digital object; a trinket one might keep on their desk made into something that only exists in the digital realm.

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