Frightful Night

My entry for the HOUDINIMATIC Challenge #5: Halloween

Rules:
Free subject on the theme of Halloween, 1-month deadline.
The result had to be a sequence and everything had to be done under Houdini except the compositing and the modeling if it does not lend itself to the procedural (the tree in my case).

Specs:
Intel Core i7 2600K@3.4GHZ, 32GB RAM

Dev: Layout: 1d / Spiderweb: 4d / Leaves: 6d / Candles: 4d / Dirt: 3d / Fog: 1d

Rendered with Karma (BETA).
Rendertime: 5d16h30m

This was a great challenge experience and perforce, the occasion to learn new techniques during the project.

Huge thanks to the community for the feedback and tips to improve the shot!

Characters by Mixamo.

Music:
Countdown by Alexander Nakarada
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/