In rich Australian bushland, we find a Cormorant bird. She stands statuesque drying her wings and begins to guide us through her story. Following the beats of an ever-changing landscape, we gain a deeper understanding of how adaptable and abstruse the creature is and how it has been perceived through time.

Black Wing is an animated film crafted entirely in Unreal Engine 5. It takes a unique approach to its use of CGI and real-time technologies as it parallels the visual texture and tangible beauty of the natural world rather than taking a more digital and tech-feeling approach. Using a raw black and white lens it blends landscape and nature photography styles to capture the detail of the Australian landscape and create a dreamlike mood for its story.  Backed by poetic voice-over and an atmospheric soundscape driven by orchestral elements and sound design taken directly from nature.  It is a powerful and poetic piece that sheds light on how some things that are very fascinating and evolved can often be overlooked.

Credits

Voice of Black Wing: Victoria Haralabidou

Written & Directed by: Tim Main

Producer: Anna Mannix

Post Producer: Coralie Tapper

Executive Producers: Michael Ritchie, Pip Smart, Jamie Watson, Will Alexander

Production: Revolver Will O’Rourke x Heckler

Poetry: Thomas Ironmonger

Original Concept: Tim Main & Afton Radojicic

Unreal Artists: Tim Main, Bertrand Polivka, Maud Chapuis, Steven Fayers

Compositior: Bertrand Polivka

Vfx Supervisor: Tom Corbett

Modeler: Edward Hassan

Animator: Rachel Tedesco

Colourist: Daniel Pardy

Cinematography Consultant: Sean Ryan

Music/Sound: Heckler Sound

Composer: Johnny Green

Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer: Dave Robertson

Funded by Screen New South Wales and Epic Games.