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1. Magnetic Movie
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The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries . All action takes place around NASA's Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries . Actual VLF audio recordings control the evolution of the fields as they delve into our inaudible surroundings, revealing recurrent ‘whistlers' produced by fleeting electrons . Are we observing a series of scientific experiments, the universe in flux, or a documentary of a fictional world?

More info here semiconductorfilms.com/root/Magnetic_Movie/Magnetic.htm

An Animate Projects commission for Channel 4 in association with Arts Council England.

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  • Paul Houlihan 4 months ago
    God, I love this.

    Any chance of you uploading an HD version?
  • kimchi 4 months ago
    O UR God Karen Science is the NEW Religion...Exploring the Divine Order in our CHAOTIC world...Energy Awareness should be mandatory in our homes, societies, Coast to Coast...NO corporate or government officials should be allowed to Dictate or Operate with out Science Councils Approval...SCIENCE RULES!!!
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  • Oh my god I'm so glad this is on vimeo now..so awesome!
  • Andrew Cornett 4 months ago
    yea way fresh yo
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  • Brown 4 months ago
    sublimely excellent
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  • Lyall Furphy 4 months ago
    fantastic
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  • Paul McClintock 4 months ago
    Science kicks arse!
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  • tadklimp 4 months ago
    finally on vimeo..!!
    guys, your work is amazing !!
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  • Jason Dettmer 4 months ago
    killer.
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  • defetto 4 months ago
    yeah amazing
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  • pixtur 4 months ago
    wow! Semiconductor rules. Always loved them since I saw "All the time in the world" at a film festival.
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  • Joshua Vorbis 4 months ago
    this is so good.
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  • SpiralBoy 4 months ago
    great work, nice vid+snd play
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  • Viperos 4 months ago
    This is absolutelly amazing
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  • Ivan 4 months ago
    This is a hoax, right? This is a impressive use of After Effects or similar, but no real science, right?
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  • A Beer 4 months ago
    It just does not matter, it is brilliant! Love it!
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  • Matt 4 months ago
    what animation program did you use to make this? It's stunning!
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  • Christian Anderson 4 months ago
    That was beautiful. HD version please.

    For those wondering: It's not a 'hoax' or a 'trick'. The video is simply using motion-tracked graphics to help visualize what the human eye (or camera, for that matter) cannot see. The presence of magnetic fields is of course real.
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  • Christian Anderson 4 months ago
    FYI: There are some real visual examples of magnetic fields seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=XliOko5xrr0
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  • William Jauregui 4 months ago
    awesome FX
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  • Peng Xiao 4 months ago
    I think I love science now.
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  • Nacho el Nacho 4 months ago
    (y)
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  • Okan ATAK 4 months ago
    Great...
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  • Dan Valentine 4 months ago
    Truly awesome. I love the whole film.
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  • Dak Washbrook 4 months ago
    is this real or is it added effects O.o i actually wondering xD
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  • Vincent van Haaff 4 months ago
    wow... was most of this modeled in a 3d app and keyframed with sound sensitive wiggle? or is it more programatically generative with something like processing? I am super impressed. Great work!
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  • zach marsh 4 months ago
    so good!! this is absolutely incredible!
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  • Jes 4 months ago
    True or Fake? A little of both.

    The video is made from computer simulation graphics of magnetic fields superimposed on real video.

    I few points:

    1. Field lines do not detach either at energies or physical dimensions we live in - the sun is a radically different case because of energy and size.

    2. There is no direct way to visual magnetic fields remotely - you have to have some type of charged or electric or magnetic dipole particle within the field and then some type of probe (usually light) which is somehow changed by the field. This is generally true of electric fields as well. The link about to ferrofluid visualization is an example: it's a suspension of magnetite (magnetic dipoles) in oil. Most measurements of the sun's magnetic field involve Zeeman's effect or similar where light spectra are split by the strength of the magnetic field.

    3. I'd love to have such remote sensing capabilities - one of the products I make involve electromagnets for engineering and scientific use. Here's how spatial magnetic fields are really measured: take a small magnetic sensor (usually a Hall effect detector). It must be small because the size defines the smallest spatial resolution you can detect. Now automate it's motion (it will get very tedious if you don't) and begin to scan in x, y and z every point within the spatial cube of interest. At each point you need to stop and allow physical settling because the sensor wires will have induces currents from moving through the field which contribute error. This process could take hours if you are looking, say for 1 mm resolution in a 1 m cube (1000^3 points). Once you are finished, take that data and put it into a visualization program. Now you have one static frame - oh, did I mention the field needs to be static and unchanging during the entire scan?

    In other words - definitely some fakery used here but it is in some ways representative of reality.

  • Carlos Sang 3 months ago
    Of course, it's both.
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  • Cee Bee 3 months ago
    fascinating visuals. one of the prettiest videos i've seen on vimeo yet!
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  • Carlos Sang 3 months ago
    Must awesome thing I have ever seen in a long time.
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  • Funiculy 3 months ago
    Just like another creative thing from the other space that we cant see it . Awesome !
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  • JB 3 months ago
    Awesome, well-done and very clever. kudos!
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  • Ken Giangreco 3 months ago
    Nice work!
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  • tifredic 3 months ago
    very beautiful science :D
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  • adonis 3 months ago
    What a trip!
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  • frank c 3 months ago
    i think I grew a brain.
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  • Josh Campbell 3 months ago
    very imtersting, good work!
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  • Blazej Banys 3 months ago
    Great movie, respect .)
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  • Paul Robinson 3 months ago
    Interesting stuff!
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  • Joseph Brett 3 months ago
    I remember watching this one late night on Channel 4. It was great then, still great now.
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  • Angry Pedestrian 3 months ago
    Fine piece of work. Be proud.
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  • Ron Proctor 3 months ago
    It's a fun one to watch. I like the twitchiness in the soundtrack and visuals.

    The magnetic field lines on the wires are a little different than I would have expected (at least of there's current runnning)...
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  • Don Eglinski 3 months ago
    So amazingly beautiful! Thank you
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  • 3d60 3 months ago
    beautiful informative interpretive science...more plaese!!
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  • Max Lauch 3 months ago
    far out!
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  • Jurriën Boogert 3 months ago
    artificial (read cg) nature is so sublime. Love the combination of the two elements. great work.
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  • miquel Company 3 months ago
    Hello ! ;D I wnat to show you my shortfilm
    "A la deriva"

    vimeo.com/1137979
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  • Reyer 2 months ago
    i dont think this is even motion tracked. most of the shots are just high resolution images that the magnetic fields are composed over and then they take the whole video together and shake it around to simulate hand held camera work.
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  • Olga Mink 2 months ago
    great work, well done!
    Do you know Floris Kaayk?
    microbia.nl/
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  • Gabriel Shalom 2 months ago
    I like the documentary feel - have you seen the nature documentaries of Jean Painlevé?
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  • Colin Leipelt 2 months ago
    Dear God, this is effing incredible. Videos like this make me re-believe in the power of making
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  • Un nuage d'école 2 months ago
    >Jes :P Thanks for making a point

    A somehow reminding representation of a reality ? Excellent! Most people have no idea of the world they live in. If it has to be the Muppet way...brilliant :)))
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  • godino 1 month ago
    Amazing!
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  • Ken Hughes 1 month ago
    Wicked!
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  • inerxia 9 days ago
    I think the sound designer deserves an award !
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