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Reishi Mushroom 

- 2022 Origins  

OVERVIEWThe Reishi mushroom is a rare slow-growing marvel. Its lifecycle unfolds over months or even years. 
We use CGI animation to capture this remarkable organism in a time-lapse narrative. The minimalist lab-like setting echoes Origins' sleek aesthetic.  It blends nature and technology to reveal the Reishi's story frame by frame.







We trace the Reishi mushroom’s slow transformation. Months, sometimes years, condensed into seconds. In a pure, lab-like space, nature meets technology. The story unfolds frame by frame—elegant, elemental, alive.

A captured lifecycle, a remarkable organism

ROLECREATIVE DIRECTORCreative direction and art direction

CREDITSCLIENT: Origins
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Yandong Dino Qiu
VFX ANIMATOR: Yongji Chen
PRODUCER: Katya Pavlova
EDITOR: Sam Cahill
PRODUCTION COMPANY: CVLT