Menger is an experimental film featuring animated KIFS menger sponge fractals creatively composited with special effects and dynamic sound design. Because the animation of these fractals suggests a similarity to sea creatures & plant life, the compositing was treated as such thereby creating dark and mysterious underwater abstract shots. http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image01.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image02.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image03.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image04.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image05.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image06.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image07.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image08.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image09.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image10.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image11.jpg http://hatchstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/menger_image12.jpg The fractals were rendered using Kali’s Living KIFS script which comes bundled with Fragmentarium, a powerful GLSL fractal and generative system explorer. Because Fragmentarium is 100% GPU based, these frames took less than 2 seconds each with a GeForce GTX 680 using distance estimation rendering techniques. These would have otherwise taken hours using traditional CPU rendering processes. ---------- https://vimeo.com/114595011 ---------- Each shot required customization of the fractal parameters to find a new & unique shape, followed by a lighting setup (using spotlight and camera light), followed by rendering / export, followed by After Effects treatment & compositing. Menger is a followup project to the original Fragmentarium image set created in 2012 which can be seen here: http://hatchstudios.com/work/fragmentarium/ For more info and to check out the movie, please check out the project page here: http://hatchstudios.com/work/menger/
Posted on 16.12.2014
richardrosenman


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