Soma - Music Video
SOMA – Locked Groove
Official Music Video | Dystopian Motion Design Inspired by Brave New World*
Overview
SOMA is a commissioned music video for Locked Groove, visually inspired by the dystopian drug from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. The video explores themes of conformity, control, and emotional sedation through minimalist character design, cyclical motion, and a stripped-down visual language.
Role & Tools
Role: Director, Animator, Concept Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop
Visual Style & Concept
The concept follows a set of test tube–like figures who ingest a mysterious pill—SOMA—and become entranced in a system of synchronized movement and enforced calm. The narrative unfolds in a two-tone colour palette, emphasizing restriction, duality, and repetition.
Motion loops, grid systems, and sterile environments reflect the dehumanizing effects of artificial bliss. Rather than dramatizing rebellion, the video focuses on the beautiful emptiness of compliance, subtly echoing the mood and structure of the track.
Process Highlights
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Developed a loop-driven visual system with modular, emotionally neutral characters.
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Used two-tone colour design to reinforce the binary logic of control vs. chaos.
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Synced animation to musical shifts while maintaining narrative ambiguity.
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Delivered a final piece that acts as both music video and visual essay on sedated modernity.
Credits
Client: Locked Groove - Hotflush Records
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop
