A Warden's Song

A Warden's Song
An ancient city.png: Infobox image for A Warden's Song the video in Minecraft
Type

Mojang cinematic

Production companies
Date
  • October 15, 2022 (Minecraft Live)
  • October 20, 2022 (YouTube)
Length

2:09 

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A Warden's Song, also known as The Warden's Lament, is an animated horror music video released during Minecraft Live 2022, featuring Steve and Alex evading a warden.

Summary

Steve and Alex are exploring a cave, stumbling upon an ancient city, while a narrator sings. As they stress that no one is around, Steve inspects a candle. Alex reaches inside a chest, grabbing a pair of iron leggings enchanted with swift sneak. Alex then finds an echo shard, which Steve then takes from them, then dropping it, before Alex catches it in midair right in front of a sculk sensor. Steve accidentally closes the chest, setting the sensors off until they all summon the warden. The narrator confirms the warden has no eyes, but can still sense you in the dark, as Steve and Alex try to hide from it. However, it sniffs them.

Steve and Alex run away in a hurry alongside a swarm of bats, but Steve trips onto a sculk block. However, a bat flies right into the warden, giving Steve ample time to escape. Steve and Alex think they're safe, but then the warden unleashes its sonic boom. Somehow, they manage to dodge it, then eye an exit from the cave, sealing it off with dirt, planks, and cobblestone. However, the warden is able to tunnel through.

Entities

Quotes

External

“

The deep dark is home to ancient cities, sculk blocks, and the warden. The key to navigating the completely quiet biome is stealth, silence, and more silence. That’s why we decided to go down there and sing our hearts out! Speaking of which, what’s that beating sound? Is it getting louder?

 „
— YouTube description
“

Element Animation produced a song together with an animated music video about the Warden, a monster in the popular video game Minecraft, for the Minecraft Live 2022 event. I was hired by Element Animation to work on the lighting, do all of the compositing, and due to time constraints at the end manage the last two weeks of production, making sure it got finished on time. Additionally, I created the rigs, smoke effects, and a special grain algorithm used in the video.

 „
— Bram Stout Productions' involvement

Transcript

Video

Gallery

Screenshots

  • Steve and Alex walk into the city.
    Steve and Alex walk into the city.
  • Steve and Alex find the place abandoned.
    Steve and Alex find the place abandoned.
  • Steve inspects candles.
    Steve inspects candles.
  • The ancient city.
    The ancient city.
  • Alex handing Steve leggings.
    Alex handing Steve leggings.
  • Steve trying to be quiet.
    Steve trying to be quiet.
  • Alex holding an echo shard.
    Alex holding an echo shard.
  • Steve emerging from under Alex.
    Steve emerging from under Alex.
  • Steve dropping the echo shard.
    Steve dropping the echo shard.
  • Alex grabbing the echo shard again.
    Alex grabbing the echo shard again.
  • Sculk sensors clicking.
    Sculk sensors clicking.

Development images

  • A reference image for lighting from the 1992 Dracula film.
    A reference image for lighting from the 1992 Dracula film.
  • Another from Inferno.
    Another from Inferno.
  • Another from Blade Runner.
    Another from Blade Runner.
  • Another from the 1989 Batman.
    Another from the 1989 Batman.
  • An example of these techniques being used in a previous Minecraft project, The Wild Update Where Will You Wander?.
    An example of these techniques being used in a previous Minecraft project, The Wild Update Where Will You Wander?.
  • Concept art of the fog in the ancient city, designed to slowly recede as the characters discover the area.
    Concept art of the fog in the ancient city, designed to slowly recede as the characters discover the area.
  • Concept art of the city center.
    Concept art of the city center.
  • Concept art of Steve and Alex roaming the city, with minimal smoke.
    Concept art of Steve and Alex roaming the city, with minimal smoke.
  • Steve behind a pillar.
    Steve behind a pillar.
  • Alex in iron armor.
    Alex in iron armor.
  • Plan for lighting conditions.
    Plan for lighting conditions.
  • Shot by Joel Houghton.
    Shot by Joel Houghton.
  • Plan for lighting on a closeup.
    Plan for lighting on a closeup.
  • Alex in darkness while Steve looks at their shoulder.
    Alex in darkness while Steve looks at their shoulder.
  • Plan for the warden's lighting.
    Plan for the warden's lighting.
  • The same shot, complete.
    The same shot, complete.
  • Smoke in the video.
  • Alex without color correcting.
    Alex without color correcting.
  • The warden without halation.
    The warden without halation.
  • The warden with halation.
    The warden with halation.
  • The grain used for one of the shots in the video.
  • Demonstration of the Alex rig.
  • Demonstration of the rigging in Steve's beard.
  • Demonstration of the rigging in the warden's ribs.
  • Sizzle reel of the video.

References

  1. ↑ "Minecraft Live 2022: A Warden’s Song" – Bram Stout Productions.

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