Work/The School of Magic
Design 3D Motion Design

The School of Magic — a clockwork of pure wonder.

The teaser for Twimagination's magical theatrical show — Η Σχολή Μαγείας και ο Μυστικός Γρίφος. We built the show's emblem from scratch — a bespoke astronomical clock — then set it alight with particles, fire and magical reveals. Design, 3D and motion, end‑to‑end.

Apotheotik Twimagination Teaser film
The School of Magic — Η Σχολή Μαγείας και ο Μυστικός Γρίφος, teaser title card with the astronomical clock Watch the teaser
Client
Twimagination
Role
Design · 3D · Motion
Scope
Teaser film
Music
Twimagination
Formats
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
01  —  Overview

Bringing the magic onto the screen.

Twimagination's show is a live magical theatrical performance with a full lighting-show experience. The teaser had one job: make an audience feel the wonder before a single trick is pulled.

So we built the campaign around a single hero object — a bespoke astronomical clock, the show's emblem and its "secret riddle." We designed it, modelled and textured it in 3D, then wrapped the whole teaser in particles, fire and magical appearances so the object doesn't just spin — it casts a spell. Three disciplines, one studio: design, 3D and motion. Concept and original music by Twimagination.

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Bespoke clock, from scratch
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Disciplines, one studio
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Aspect ratios delivered
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Custom Greek logotype
02  —  The Emblem

An astronomical clock, drawn from myth.

Working from historical references — the great astronomical clocks, the zodiac, a ring of runes — we designed the dial as flat vector artwork in Illustrator: roman numerals and rune markers, a zodiac band, sun and moon, and a single star-tipped hand. This is the object the whole show turns around — the Secret Riddle.

The astronomical clock dial — gold, runes, zodiac ring, roman numerals and a star-tipped hand
The dial. Gold and aged brass, a purple rune ring and a swirling zodiac face — an original design built on the language of astronomical clocks.
The clock revealed in the teaser, flying in on trails of light and particles
The reveal. In the teaser, the clock arrives on trails of light before it settles.
The clock and title igniting with sparks and embers
The riddle, lit. Embers gather as the title burns in beneath the dial.
03  —  Building the Clock

From flat artwork to a dial you could almost wind.

The Illustrator paths became geometry in Cinema 4D — dial, rings, hands and a full watch-style mechanism — then materials: polished gold, aged brass, enamel and glass, lit to catch every engraved rune. Below, the finished piece on a slow turntable, and detail renders from the build.

Turntable. The graded 3D dial, rotating — modelled and textured in Cinema 4D from the Illustrator artwork.
  • ↗Vector to volume. Illustrator dial paths brought into Cinema 4D and given real depth, bevels and thickness.
  • ↗A real mechanism. Skeleton movement, gears and jewelled detail underneath, so close-ups hold up.
  • ↗Materials with age. Polished gold, aged brass, deep enamel and glass — not a clean CG shine, but a prop with history.
  • ↗Lit for the engraving. Raking light so every rune, numeral and tooth reads.
Macro render of the clock mechanism — blue enamel, gears, jewels and ornate hands
Detail render of the ornate skeleton clock study
Alternate lighting render of the clock study
Rough 3D scene. Blocking the teaser in Cinema 4D — camera, clock and title staged in grey, before textures, particles, fire and grade go on.
04  —  The Teaser

Then we set it alight.

With the emblem built, the teaser became a piece of stagecraft. Titles assemble out of drifting particles, embers curl into fire, and the clock sweeps in on trails of light — every beat keyed to Twimagination's original music. Composed in Cinema 4D and After Effects.

The astronomical clock forming inside a ring of fire
The clock, alight. The dial forms inside a ring of fire before it settles to camera.
An arc of fire and embers forming in the teaser
Fire & embers. Sparks trace an arc across the frame — heat and threat, the darker edge of the spell.
Custom logotype

A title drawn by hand, letter by letter.

The show's magical display face had no Greek — so we hand-drew the missing letterforms and built «Η Σχολή Μαγείας» ourselves, exploring directions from bold to classical before carrying the chosen lettering into the film's carved 3D gold.

Custom Greek show logotype — bold direction
Custom Greek show logotype — classical direction
Custom Greek show logotype — chosen flat lockup
Custom Greek show logotype — bold direction in 3D gold
Custom Greek show logotype — classical direction in 3D gold
Custom Greek show logotype — final 3D gold
05  —  Deliverables

One teaser, shaped for every feed it had to live on.

  • ↗16:9 hero — the landscape master for web and YouTube.
  • ↗9:16 vertical — re-staged for Stories & Reels.
  • ↗1:1 square — for the in-feed social cut.
  • ↗Title & logo lockup — the golden show logotype, with its custom hand-drawn Greek lettering, delivered for posters and key art.
The School of Magic title card — the astronomical clock above the golden Greek logotype
Made for the screen it plays on. The title card that closes every cut — clock and logotype, ready for each ratio. The teaser ran across Twimagination's channels ahead of the show.
—   The close

“Where the magic begins.” Η Σχολή Μαγείας και ο Μυστικός Γρίφος · Twimagination

The School of Magic golden title logo — Twimagination