This breakdown focuses on the full CG short film “TOKYO: THE BOX“ created by cinematic director Ilya Nodia. In the behind-the-scenes feature, Ilya demonstrates how he crafted a cinematic atmosphere through the creation process, including camera work, lighting, character development, voice acting, and the use of AI tools.
Director - Ilya Nodia
Producer - Zhanna Travkina
UE Artist - Ilya Nodia
SFX & Music - Eugene Krasnoded
Voice Actors - Brad Gibb, Mike Yoshimura
Characters Rig - Dmitrii Balakhonov
Animation - Ilya Nodia
Special thanks:
Inspiration & consultant - Zhoslen Makoev
Voice Recording in Toronto - Dmitrii Bondarenko, David Lipovetski
Japanese consultants - Kana Karasik, Mike Yoshimura, Hiro
Motion Capture -
Script feedback - Ilya Kuzyuk, Victor Leon, Ashot Gevorkyan
Assets:
Big Medium Small, Quixel, Aattben.
Sketchfab artists - FaceTheEdge, AliasHasim, Ashe, Plaggy