The CD sleeve is see-through, allowing the art on the CD to be the main feature. A small hand is designed to be pulled, making the CD slide out of its cover. The miniature hand is attached to the CD case with a small band at the wrist to ensure it does not wiggle, but moves straight up and down:
I had an idea of using a printed hand, attached to the CD case, to slide the CD out. In the spirit or ambiguous imagery found in my film, I decided to use a hand, posed as if it was of a drowning person, making the viewer ‘pull it out’ subsequently sliding out the CD. I was holding up something above my model’s head, to make him actually reach out for it, and have the picture look realistic:
After rendering the hands in monochrome, I picked the most suitable option- top right:
The finished film:
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