{"id":48263,"date":"2026-09-14T09:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/?p=48263"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:54:50","slug":"3d-animation-students-create-music-video-in-collaboration-with-plena-libre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insagrado.sagrado.edu\/en\/3d-animation-students-create-music-video-in-collaboration-with-plena-libre\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Animation Students Create Music Video in Collaboration with Plena Libre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The collaboration gave students the opportunity to apply their skills to a professional project while connecting academic training with Puerto Rico\u2019s creative industries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Institutional Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven students in the 3D Animation program<\/strong> at Universidad del Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n\u2019s School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries<\/a> (EADIC) joined forces with Puerto Rican music group Plena Libre<\/strong> to create the animated music video \u201cElla Tiene.\u201d The project brought a professional production experience into the classroom, giving students the opportunity to work with a real client and apply their skills throughout the creative process, from concept development to the final piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration began when Plena Libre\u2019s musical director, LuisGa N\u00fa\u00f1ez, approached Professor and Academic Leader Gerardo A. Pomales R\u00edos about developing a video for the song. Pomales R\u00edos mentored the project and selected seven students from the ADT-401 \u2013 Special Project<\/strong> course to bring the concept to life. The students had also established their own independent animation studio, Lambeojo Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the mentorship of Prof. Pomales R\u00edos, as well as that of professors Christian V\u00e9lez Soto and Pedro Rodr\u00edguez Agosto, the production was directed and coordinated by 3D artist Alana Sierra Alicea. Josu\u00e9 Vega Col\u00f3n served as art director and, alongside Sophia Ramos Jim\u00e9nez, developed the project\u2019s artistic vision, concept, and initial character designs. Valeria Moreda Latour, Alejandro V\u00e1zquez V\u00e9lez, and Christian Almod\u00f3var Crespo worked on building and animating the three-dimensional world, while Cecilia N. Vel\u00e1zquez Pab\u00f3n and Ramos Jim\u00e9nez contributed to the visual development of the protagonist. Sierra, Vega, and Moreda also took on various stages of character development and animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sketches from the creative process, courtesy of Professor Pomales R\u00edos and Lambeojo Studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over four months, the team took the project from its initial conversations and conceptual proposals to the completed animated music video. The creative process also included research into Puerto Rican bomba and the sic\u00e1 rhythm. The students held a Q&A session to gain a deeper understanding of the musical genre and recorded a percussionist performing the rhythm to use as a reference during the animation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember telling the group that we were going to make a music video for this course, and in the end, that\u2019s exactly what happened. We were able to bring together all the skills we had learned, including 2D, which was incredible,\u201d said Vega Col\u00f3n, the project\u2019s art director. \u201cOpportunities like this, through courses like these, are incredibly valuable for developing professionally as an artist,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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