This music video for “Kraut Lounge”— a track from my personal music project Hotline Bikadi—was created as a promotional piece for my latest EP of the same name. Inspired by post-apocalyptic pop culture like Fallout, the story follows a bored skeleton wandering a desolate wasteland. His monotony is broken when he discovers a rave at the hottest underground club, the “Kraut Lounge,” sparking a single, unrelenting goal: to get in there!

The project was primarily animated in Unreal Engine 5, using real-time rendering to create striking visuals with limited resources. Working within a no-budget framework was challenging but encouraged creative problem-solving to achieve the desired quality.

The final result is my very first short film, showcasing my passion for music, storytelling, and animation. This experience has inspired me to continue exploring music video short films in the future.