A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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- TriviaThe film was animated and rendered in 3ds Max, painted in Photoshop, composited with After Effects, and edited with Softimage DS. It was rendered and composited in 1.5K resolution for further transfer to 35mm film or HDTV. The work was done over 14 months between October 1999 and March 2002. [Production details presented at the 2002 SIGGRAPH conference]
- GoofsMost takes show the system to consist of three bodies: the planet with the cathedral, the white sun, and the big object that eclipses the sun. The reappearance of light in the cathedral comes from the movement of the big object, and the sun remains stationary relative to the cathedral throughout the movie. Still, in two takes shadows of the cathedral columns/and or rays of lights appear to move relative to the cathedral, as if the sun moved very quickly relative to the cathedral.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Animation Show (2003)
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Awesome experience! This piece is not about the storyline. I feel that it's an artistic look-n-feel "tidbit" that was derived from the storyline. I found the official, authorized website dedicated to Jacek Dukaj writings, but cannot post the URL here without breaking policy. I believe that the character in this short is waiting for someone... who never shows up. He is already aware of some of the technology involved in the creation of the Cathedral, but not fully aware of it's programming details... and that's what leads to the conclusion of this piece. The Cathedral itself is made of "crysthorn" - some sort of algorithm-based organic rock(?) and houses a tomb and an alter! It resides on an asteroid which allowed the crysthorn to reach great heights due to decreased gravity. I wanted to post some quotes from the "teaser" I found on the website dedicated to Jacek Dukaj writings, but I will refrain in fear of violating policy. The character mentions a gazebo that he "grew" at his parent's house when he was 13. This gazebo was "grown" from a package of similar crysthorn seeds. Hope this was helpful to you, and piqued your curiosity even more. Have fun! Excellent CG experience! One discrepancy I must mention: In all scenes showing sky... the skies are fairly clear, except when the character approaches the massive building and looks up. The sky is completely overcast! A very dramatic effect, but ruins the continuity.
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