Client: University of Dundee
Purpose: To create an interactive and animated resource explaining the presentation, symptoms, and causes of polycystic kidney disease. This included developing a detailed, realistic 3D model to show how the disease appears and impacts kidney function, followed by an animation produced in After Effects to explore the condition in greater depth.
Audience: Medical students.
Interactive Tool
Final Animation
Research and Script Writing:
After assembling a mood board of photos and illustrations of kidneys affected by polycystic kidney disease, I conducted detailed research on the pathology’s causes, symptoms, clinical presentation, and treatments. Based on this research, I developed a complete script for an educational animation aimed at medical students.
After assembling a mood board of photos and illustrations of kidneys affected by polycystic kidney disease, I conducted detailed research on the pathology’s causes, symptoms, clinical presentation, and treatments. Based on this research, I developed a complete script for an educational animation aimed at medical students.
Storyboard:
Using the approved script, I developed a detailed storyboard outlining the planned 3D movements of the kidney, along with vector-based motion graphics to be composited in After Effects.
Final Renders
The kidney was modeled in ZBrush based on the mood board images, with a dynamic cutaway added to display both the outer and inner presentation of the disease, as well as the ureter. The model was then textured in Substance Painter and rendered in Blender.
