Taking my idea into After Effects I have been experimenting with the movement and the lighting and produced a coupe of results.
I really like the off-white colour, but i have tried to use white lighting to emphasise the red dots and it hasn't really shown up so more work needs to be done on it.
In this version there is a slight red light which could bring out the red colour more and I like how the slight drop shadow just lifts the shape from the page without being too dramatic. i think while creating my final project I will refine this more.