Zirve: Title Sequence/Opening (The Sims 4 Series)

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"İnsan, düşeceği yere çıkmamalı."

Zirve'de eski kocasının yeni eşiyle kurduğu arkadaşlığın kurbanı olan Özden'in, başarısız olduğu sayısız küçük çaplı girişimcilik denemeleri sonrası para hırsına bürünmüş Candaş'ın ve kendisine yapılan hiçbir şeyi unutmayan ve kininin alevini gün geçtikçe daha da büyüten Ferzin'in hikayesi anlatılıyor.

"Zirve" narrates the story of Özden, who is the victim of a relationship with her ex-husband's new wife, Candaş, who is greedy for money after unsuccessful entrepreneurial attempts, and of Ferzin, who never forgot anything that was done to her and grew the flame of her hatred.

The sims' 3D models, a chessboard and chess pieces are used in Blender 3.6 to create some of the scenes in the title sequence.

In the series where three people try to go "To the Top", all graphic elements are based on the chessboard and chess pieces as representations of intelligence, cunning and power.

Üç kişinin de "Zirve" ye tırmanmaya çalıştığı dizide, tüm grafik ögeler akılın, kurnazlığın ve gücün temsili olarak satranç tahtası ve satranç taşalrı üzerine kurulu.

Everyone wants to reach the top. Some climb the steps one by one, while some smash their way forward. But others have only one goal; and that is to go To the Top and watch the losers beneath. Candaş wanted to rise To the Top by crushing others. He cheated on his wife Özden, and left behind most of the businesses he started and operated with great confidence. He wanted to be in his best form in a relationship hence he took Ferzin with him. On the other hand, Ferzin's mind and dreams were very completely different. She blended her passion and hatred with the flame inside her day by day. She was already above everyone else. Her goal was to reach the Summit. Maybe just because of this, Ferzin accepted Candaş's plan and decided to decieve her son's brother's mother, Candaş's ex-wife Özden. But there is something Ferzin forgot. The person she tries to decieve has become her best friend over time. Ferzin now has to make a big decision. Either she will stick to the plan or she will go after her goals. Because only one can go To the Top.

Herkes yükselmek ister. Kimi tek tek basamakları tırmanır, kimiyse altındakileri ezerek ilerler. Bazılarınınsa tek bir hedefi vardır; Zirve’ye çıkıp kaybedenleri seyretmek. Candaş diğerlerini ezerek yükselmek istemiş, Eşi Özden’i aldatmış, çok güvenerek başladığı ve işlettiği çoğu işi de geride bırakmıştır. İlişkisinde de en iyisi olmak istemiş ve yanına Ferzin’i almıştır. Hırsıyla ve kiniyle içindeki alevi günbegün harmanlayan Ferzin’inse aklındaki ve hayallerindeki çok farklıydı. O zaten herkesten yüksekteydi. Onun amacı Zirve’ye ulaşmaktı. Ferzin, belki de sırf bu yüzden Candaş’ın planını kabul etmiş ve oğlunun kardeşinin annesini, yani Candaş’ın eski karısı Özden’i dolandırmayı kafasına koymuştur. Ama Ferzin’in unuttuğu bir şey vardır. Dolandırmaya çalıştığı kişi zaman içerisinde onun en yakın dostu olmuştur. Ferzin’in artık büyük bir karar vermesi gerekmektedir. Ya plana sadık kalacaktır, ya da hedefinin peşinden gidecektir. Çünkü Zirve tek kişiliktir.

VFX Breakdown

Stills

Camera follows Özden as she opens the door. Behind the door, the logo and the catchphrase are seen in front of a solid white background as chess pieces rain down. A chess piece transitions into the second composition where the main characters are shown, a rook silhouette transitions into the third comp as it grows on Candaş's neck. A glowing queen is seperating two sides of both Özden and Ferzin.

The queen scales down. Özden and Ferzin are looking at each other in front of a solid white background as the chess pieces rain down. The reflection of blaze is glowing thorugh Ferzin's eyes as it scales down to the chessboard with the white king is standing tall whereas the white rook has been defeated. Black chess pieces fall down with a white-purplish queen which trails with particles. A furious Ferzin walks towards the camera, the composition is seperated into two different angles with a white solid and particles from the queen.

Candaş defeats Ferzin in checkmate as the white kinght tosses of the black king. A full set of chess pieces on top of a chessboard transitions into Ferzin and Candaş kissing in a checkerboard-inspired composition by a turkish-lira rain.

Ferzin picks a pawn and puts it forward to make the first move. It then transitions into Ferzin writing a letter and looking back anxiously with the raining diamonds. Ferzin is smiling towards the camera as a narrow blue light glazes on her right cheek while Turkish Liras rain down.

Özden's house is seen in a grade that simulates fall with the orange leaves swirl by a wind on the X axis. As the camera follows and the house fades away, Özden slaps Candaş and a close-up take of Candaş's face fades in.

Candaş looks away as a black luma blacks out the screen and the image of Özden trying to make the second move while playing chess emerges. As she struggles, Candaş makes the next move and Ferzin is thinking curiously about her next move. The comp shatters as well as the king in the next composition, as it falls down onto the chessboard and eventually scatters away in a glowing fashion.

All the black pieces are shattered and the white ones won as they stack on black and white platforms. Camera zooms into the queen as the images of Candaş, Ferzin and Özden shown respectively. It reveals the logo sting of the series.