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making of Nostalgic Playground Animation, 2017
Cin Ali – a stick figure cartoon character used to teach reading in Turkey from  1970 to 2000  help of a set of ten books, created by primary school teacher Rasim Kaygusuz in the late 1960s.

Cin Ali – a stick figure cartoon character used to teach reading in Turkey from 1970 to 2000 help of a set of ten books, created by primary school teacher Rasim Kaygusuz in the late 1960s.

 it was difficult to find a playground reference in Ankara In the 1960s. We could find in personal archives. Cin Ali museum helped us a lot in this matter.

it was difficult to find a playground reference in Ankara In the 1960s. We could find in personal archives. Cin Ali museum helped us a lot in this matter.

All character & playground Modeling and costumes made by Aysegul Uzunyol using 3D max, adobe fuse and marvelous designer

All character & playground Modeling and costumes made by Aysegul Uzunyol using 3D max, adobe fuse and marvelous designer

I got all the character animations from "Adobe Mixamo". For special animations needs inverse kinematic, I used "Final IK" Unity Plugin.

I got all the character animations from "Adobe Mixamo". For special animations needs inverse kinematic, I used "Final IK" Unity Plugin.

I tried to establish a connection between the book and animation by placing the related pages from the book into the animation.

I tried to establish a connection between the book and animation by placing the related pages from the book into the animation.

I selected green-red vintage color palette  to reinforce the nostalgic impression.

I selected green-red vintage color palette to reinforce the nostalgic impression.

my favorite playground item :D  i haven't seen it for a long time.

my favorite playground item :D i haven't seen it for a long time.

vignette post processing is important. It both increases the nostalgic instagram effect and provides a framing in terms of composition rules. win win!

vignette post processing is important. It both increases the nostalgic instagram effect and provides a framing in terms of composition rules. win win!

The whip spinning top is a nostalgic toy and had a special place in book three.

The whip spinning top is a nostalgic toy and had a special place in book three.

this scene is also in the book!

this scene is also in the book!

I created all the animations in unity3d with "Slate Realtime Cinematic Sequencer". All models are painted in Substance Painter.

I created all the animations in unity3d with "Slate Realtime Cinematic Sequencer". All models are painted in Substance Painter.

Unity3D's rendering capabilities weren't enough for real-time animation in 2017. So, I've used serious amount of Post-processing. ( "Scion" for lens effects,  "Colorful" for color grading, "SSAO" for ambient occlusion, "NGGS" for soft shadows )

Unity3D's rendering capabilities weren't enough for real-time animation in 2017. So, I've used serious amount of Post-processing. ( "Scion" for lens effects, "Colorful" for color grading, "SSAO" for ambient occlusion, "NGGS" for soft shadows )

making of Nostalgic Playground Animation, 2017

In 2017, I made a series of animation for Cin Ali Museum.
Cin Ali – a stick figure cartoon character used to teach reading in Turkey from 1970 to 2000 in a cap peering through a set of ten books, created by primary school teacher Rasim Kaygusuz in the late 1960s, has penetrated into the collective conscience of generations.

Each book contains a different theme. We worked on 3 books of Cinali. We made 2 animations and a VR application for the museum. This Book about nostalgic park in Ankara!

Animation, Cinematography, Lighting, Modeling: Emrecan Cubukcu
All character & playground Modeling and costumes: Aysegul Uzunyol & Ozgur Kizil
whipped spinning top animation that I cannot show here (you can see in the museum): Deniz Ertürk
Sound FX: Kıvanc Cubukcu

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