The Earth Museum

Tools: After Effects, Photoshop

Group Project with: Jackie Chen

Role: Illustration, After Effects

Final Result

Story Background

In the future, after a catastrophic sun explosion, humanity has migrated to another planet. Centuries later, Earth is only remembered through archived footage. The new generation, known as the "New Humans," live in a dystopian paradise—without hunger, poverty, or money. All they must do is obey the rules of the Big Sister and take a daily blue pill, reminiscent of The Matrix.

Story Inspiration

Brave New World 
1984The Matrix

Storyboard

Character Design

The Big Sister:

• Inspired by Orwell’s Big Brother.
• Omnipresent and omniscient.
• The sole leader of society.
• Intolerant of disobedience.

The Father and Daughter:

• Ordinary New Humans in this dystopia.

The Earth Human:

• Died 10,000 years ago, now on display in a museum.
• No ethical concern over the public display of their body.
• Inspired by Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.

Scene One

Scene Two

The movie poster in the background is inspired by movie The Best Offer.

Sound

Music: Soundtracks from movie Babylon (Welcome, Toad, Morning) by Justin Hurwitz. I especially loved Moring which plays as the Big Sister speaks—creating a tone both ironic and melancholic as Earth becomes remembered only as a corrupted relic.

Voice: AI-generated using Eleven Labs.