“juxtaposing micro-scale imagery
with global scale from space”
Our 'Micro’ world, shrinks us to the scale of Earth's tiniest creatures to reveal what our eyes can't see: hidden nano-structures of crystals, minerals, atoms and molecules. Inspired by Dark Field Microscopy, objects will glow from within and will be translucent to allow light to pass through, revealing a hidden world of inner detail. Inspired by never-ending fractal patterns, transitions between worlds are created using shape, pattern, color and texture at juxtaposing scales, to reveal how micro, planetary and cosmic worlds interact.
“illuminate and backlight the detail”
“see internal structures within”
Practical effects from Chris Parks will provide organic background textures that echo the cosmic world. Everything will feel organic and visceral. Lens artifacts will give an immediacy to our microscopic world: water, cytoplasm or air will have a immersive dirtiness so we feel like we are diving into a hidden universe, not studying it down a microscope. The world's connect: fractal patterns create transitions between them, from micro to cosmic.
“worlds within worlds ”
As we dive deeper to reveal the building blocks of matter, we find weird 'worlds within worlds' of ever increasing strangeness. Atoms and molecules will be an abstract synthesis of plastic and metalic textures to give them a contemporary sci-fi look.
“DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY ”
Dark field microscopy is a magical, unusual technique that’s inspires the look of our micro worlds and much of our broader lighting strategy. Normal microscopy looks one dimensional, flat and bland but these images reveal a darker, more visceral and sinister view of microscopic living creatures. And pair well with the harsh lighting found in space.
