SSF: “Wanderers”

Last updated on: April 20, 2015 at 11:40 am by Joseph Susanka

SSF: “Wanderers” 2015-04-20T11:40:14-06:00 Joseph Susanka

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Having recently watched Interstellar (and re-watched “Ambition”), I am reminded of Erik Wernquist’s Webby-nominated short, “Wanderers.” I especially like the way he includes a humanizing element in nearly every sequence, to give us a sense of scale and emotional impact. And the final shot is fantastic. (Also, be sure to visit the gallery on Erik’s “Wanderers” mini-site, where he includes hi-res images and a bit of the thinking/science behind the creation of each shot.)

A vision of humanity’s expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens. The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available.

Without any apparent story, other than what you may fill in by yourself, the idea of the film is primarily to show a glimpse of the fantastic and beautiful nature that surrounds us on our neighboring worlds – and above all, how it might appear to us if we were there.

This film was made with the use of photos and textures from NASA/JPL, NASA/CICLOPS, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, ESA, John Van Vliet, Björn Jonsson (and many others, of which I unfortunately do not know the names)

Attribution(s): All artwork, publicity images, and stills are the property of Erik Wernquist and all respective creators and/or distributors.

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