Claire is a virtual instrument based on a the famous Fazioli piano. It was extensively sampled in a famous recording studio. My work involved translating the wireframes into polished visual designs, managing a freelancer to handle the 3D modeling, and working with the provided 3D model to create an immersive animation that visually reflected the microphone position in real time. There were two editions of this product, Claire & Claire Avant, which required two different animation perspectives.
Video pre-roll for Claire by Native Instruments
For Claire, which was intended to be the companion product to Noire, we wanted it to feel softer and warmer than its darker sister. Working with an existing component library, I adapted it to suit the personality of this piano better.
For Claire, I managed a freelancer who built the 3D model of the piano and room in Blender. After they delivered the files, I created the animation in Blender moving the camera to create the effect of the microphone position change as you move the slider on the bottom of the UI.
3D animation for Claire to reflect microphone position