by PZ.
At Boxedge Music, creating a 3D character that simply moves is already a challenge.
But making her sing, perform, and express emotions in perfect sync with music? That’s a different kind of art.
Each music video requires meticulous work: design, motion capture, animation, and movement testing.
And we don’t use AI.
Behind every gesture, every smile, every look, there’s a handcrafted, human process, built frame by frame with care and precision.
It all starts with a fundamental element: the outfit.
The virtual dress must adapt to the digital body and behave like real fabric — flowing, reacting, following each gesture.
Once the garment is tested and refined, it’s time for digital makeup, the right hairstyle, and then — the set. Lights, backgrounds, and visual atmosphere are carefully constructed.
Then begins the real work:
applying and refining motion capture
perfecting lip-sync
directing the scene just like a real-life actress.
Every shot is a short film.
Every music video, a miniature cinematic production.
Lunaria Payne and Serena Void are not just avatars.
They are narrative presences, mirroring the songs they interpret.
Their movements and expressions reflect the emotional core of the music.
And when everything works, something magical happens: they seem to enjoy themselves.
They seem to exist.
That’s what we aim for, every time: that even in a digital world, there’s space for grace, playfulness, and wonder.
My name is Maddalena Grazzini, known artistically as PZ.
I’m the art director and co-founder of Boxedge Music, and this is my first post here on The Boxedge Music Chronicle.
I come from the world of traditional art.
Before stepping into the digital realm, I explored many artistic languages: oil painting, fresco, video mapping, 2D digital illustration, and finally — 3D and animation.
I’m also an art historian, specialized in medieval and Renaissance techniques and craftsmanship.
But I’ve always been drawn to new expressive possibilities.
So I chose to teach myself the digital tools I needed to bring our cybernetic angels to life — with patience, discipline, and curiosity.
It’s demanding work, always evolving.
But it allows me to connect the past I studied with the future I imagine.
And bring beauty into being — even here, among the pixels.
And after all these words, here she is: Lunaria walking calmly on set, dressed, made up, and ready to perform.
She’s not acting. Not singing. Not crying.
For once… she’s simply walking.