01 / 04LEVEL 01 / BREAK THROUGH
Break the barrier
A near-monochrome landscape and a graduation cap introduce the first milestone. The ball breaks through a visual barrier: graduation is an achievement, not the end of learning.
01 / 04UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY / MOTION DESIGNBeyond graduation.
LEVEL 02POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
Beyond graduation.
Unlock the next level.
A tiny ball. A new academic chapter. A minimalist journey inspired by the logic of platform games.
MAH / SELECTED MOTION WORKSCROLL TO DISCOVER ↓
01 / THE IDEAGraduation is not the finish line.
Graduation is not the finish line.
It is the starting point.
The visual treatment begins with a simple ball representing a student completing a bachelor’s degree. Rather than stopping at the barrier, it leaps through it and begins a new academic journey.
I borrowed the logic of exploration and progression from platform games while keeping the design deliberately minimal. Each jump advances the narrative, and each glowing platform signals another field of study waiting to be discovered.
The transition from monochrome to electric blue marks the beginning of a new academic world.
02 / FOUR LEVELSFour stages.
Four stages.
One forward journey.
The ball and horizontal rhythm remain consistent, while the environment, platforms and possibilities evolve with each chapter.
START
GOAL
01 / 0402 / 04LEVEL 02 / NEW WORLD
Enter a new world
The ball moves through a threshold into an electric-blue world with illuminated scientific motifs, making the shift into postgraduate study immediate and unmistakable.
02 / 0403 / 04LEVEL 03 / DISCOVER
Discover the pathways
The ball travels between illuminated checkpoints and discipline icons. The film presents master’s pathways in medical, health, engineering, technical, management and humanities fields, followed by doctoral options.
03 / 0404 / 04LEVEL 04 / MOVE FORWARD
Take the next step
Discovery becomes concrete information about the academic environment, credentials and study schedule, leading to a direct invitation to apply.
04 / 0403 / VISUAL STORYBOARDThe leap begins as a composition.
The leap begins as a composition.
Then becomes rhythm.
Four minimalist boards distill the film’s turning points, pairing directional sketches with frames from the finished animation. The ball, threshold, checkpoint and progression remain the core visual elements.
The first barrier
04 / MOTION EXCERPTSMovement with purpose.
Movement with purpose.
Each jump advances the story.
Four silent Full HD MP4 loops from the original film show the relationship between bounce, timing, sound design and graphic transitions. No visible player controls.
01 / MOTION MOMENT
The first leap
Motion and reaction at the first barrier.
02 / MOTION MOMENT
Colour portal
Crossing from monochrome into electric blue.
03 / MOTION MOMENT
Illuminated checkpoints
Syncing the bouncing ball with glowing academic symbols.
04 / MOTION MOMENT
Learning milestones
Rhythmically revealing the benefits and next steps.
05 / MY CREATIVE ROLETurning motion into
Turning motion into
a language of attention.
I shaped the script into a continuous visual treatment, from storyboard and illustration to animation, sound effects, rhythm, editing and final direction. The goal was to make academic information feel like places the character discovers rather than unrelated slides.
The key directorial choice
I treated the ball as the visual protagonist and let the environment, icons and illuminated platforms evolve around it. This helped the viewer follow a student’s journey rather than passively read a static list of programs.
Sound and timing
Bounces, barrier impacts and illuminated checkpoints are punctuated by timed sound effects. The edit responds to each movement so that transitions become part of the storytelling rather than breaks between information.
06 / THE FINAL FILMThe complete film.
The complete film.
Every level of the journey.
Watch the full postgraduate studies motion graphics film for the University of Science & Technology. The official YouTube version will appear here once its URL is provided.
Postgraduate studies motion graphics, University of Science & Technology — visual execution and direction by MAH.
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