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I've been enrolled in illustration at Sheridan College for the the last 4 years and this is my final thesis project. I have always thought of Carl Sagan's writings as "scientific poetry" since they lack the cold touch that science is often cursed for having. I think Sagan's words resonate more than ever, and will continue with each generation until the human species "wakes up". The first time I heard this excerpt from his book "Pale Blue Dot" it literally changed my life, and I hope it does for you too. Enjoy.

Written and Narrated: Carl Sagan
Music: Hans Zimmer "You're So Cool"
Art and Animation: Adam Winnik

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RJ Evans 10 months ago

A charming piece of work - short blog about it here:

kuriositas.com/2011/04/pale-blue-dot-animation-narrated-by.html

Thanks!
Roger Fojas 10 months ago

sweet!
paull 10 months ago

Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your project.
Brad Goodspeed 10 months ago

Great work Adam. I'm a fellow Saganite, and animator. (motion graphics) I blogged about you here: bradblogspeed.com/i-scoop-the-entire-internet
mpared 10 months ago

Love it its up at thecuriousbrain.com/
Muhammad Hussain 10 months ago

You done good, boy!!
Muhammad Hussain 10 months ago

Hans Zimmer, You're So Cool, too!! Love the music.
Hwa Sung In 10 months ago

Lovely
Leon Copeland 10 months ago

Very true! Everyone should be forced to watch this, before they make a decision that affects others.
Christopher King 10 months ago

"I came from the highways and byways of Tallahassee, Florida to motor city Detroit to find my true love..." Very cool project.
Max Shuster 10 months ago

.......first heard Hans Zimmer's "You're So Cool" in the 1973 movie, "Badlands." what True Romance was paying an homage to. that music will forever be linked to those films...............
Christopher King 10 months ago

Yes! and with Spacek's similar voice over and a subtler version of the music as i recall. A classic.
jacob flores 10 months ago

True! "True Romance" was definitely an homage to "Badlands." But, this song is an homage to "Gassenhauer" written by Carl Orff, which was what was used in Terrence Malick's "Badlands."
youtube.com/watch?v=-tEgzGnzojc
Christopher King 10 months ago

Jacob, you just made my day. I've been a huge fan of Carmina Burana since i was a kid (the whole thing, not just the over used O Fortuna) and i had no idea this lovely piece came from him as well. Going to look for this and more of his work.
Christopher King 10 months ago

@Jacob, the plot thickens. Carl Orff based his Gassenbauer on Hans Neusiedler (1536), a German lutenist. The resemblance didn't strike me over the head but the Carl Orff CD Musica Poetica references it.

youtube.com/watch?v=-PA-b_q0i4U
sonya 10 months ago

Amazing!!!
circusoflife 10 months ago

Great animation! nice...Astronomy can be humbling, but it can also result in arrogance (In contrary to Sagan's words) I've met more than a few of the latter. ...but then knowledge does that to wo(men). The solution...is to terminate one's own PRIDE. For pride leads to arrogance, hate, love (It's blind isn't it?), greed, etc... the alternative is TO BE (nothing). But even that term has been co-opted by modern day gurus / self-help movement. In mythology, pride was Lucifer's fall. But, many modern day astronomers / scientists with their fancy degrees don't pay heed to mythology / old stories. As blind as those who do, but neglect science/explanations. We'll learn soon enough...2012+
Peter Dalmaris 10 months ago

Irrelevant.
circusoflife 10 months ago

:-)
Janet Bloem 10 months ago

You have made my day. The Pale Blue Dot is my favorite video of all! You have done it justice. Look forward to more of your animated excerpts. BRAVO!!!! MORE!!!!!!!
Yappi Sa 10 months ago

thank u!!! We SPREAD the LOVE and WE SMILE!! <3
William Jeffery 10 months ago

Great video
Axolotl 10 months ago

Wow! That was cool!
Cristina Garcia 10 months ago

i love it! :3
Darnell WHITE 10 months ago

that was great, great writing great animation great final product. good job. and nice hans zimmer is the shit!
Frank Rizzo 10 months ago

Awesome, until right up to the point where the producer added his own self righteous words, "Wake Up World." Next time just kick ole Carl right square in the balls. It would be less insulting. Edit out your comment at the end and let the film stand on it's own. Let it be about Carl and not you.
M. Mitchell 10 months ago

Just wonderful. Sharing this with my students. I didn't find the close cheapened the project as Mr. Rizzo suggests. But he might have a point. Allowing the fade from Carl's words might have been more powerful. Still, a terrific piece of work.
Mike Moore 10 months ago

what a great job!
Calum Smith 10 months ago

Excellent. Love Carl Sagan, and you just got lucky enough to be featured by Philip Defranco. It's probably got something to do with the 27k views today.
TUTI 10 months ago

carl sagan's the man! very nice!
Dominic Pinard 10 months ago

Happy Birthday, Poor Planet. :( Let's hope the next millenium will sort things out.
Brad Bassett 10 months ago

Really good animation. You should really get that message to a tv station and get it out there.
Nelson Machado 10 months ago

awesome.one of the best i've ever seen
Michael Roman 10 months ago

Nicely Done!
Justin Singh 10 months ago

Love the message and the style of your animations. Great job! ☮
Peter Dalmaris 10 months ago

Well done, beautiful work...
The Film Artist 10 months ago

'The World is our Home', added to vimeo.com/channels/worldhd :)
michael flood 10 months ago

excellent!
Paul Cremoux 10 months ago

Felicidades!, bravo!
Gregory Walsh 10 months ago

Logging into Vimeo and discovering this video really cheered me up. Thanks!
koninr 10 months ago

Amazing work, good job !!
william 10 months ago

Really, really amazing.
vicsar 10 months ago

Very well done. I hope you aced on that presentation.
Justin Casey 10 months ago

Brilliant! Great Work!
Daniela Petkovic 10 months ago

Brilliant!

Shared on TISCO:
facebook.com/pages/THIS-IS-SO-CONTEMPORARY/89359248691

Best,
DP.
Sleepwalker 10 months ago

Love Carl Sagan. Love his humbling "Pale Blue Dot" monologue. Your animation is perfect, so is the music. 10/10
Livio Rajh 10 months ago

Nice! Voice-over is amazing.
Borek Lupomesky 10 months ago

Exquisite; and a great addition to this famous piece by Sagan.
Patrick McLoad 10 months ago

Great pieces by Sagan and Zimmer. I also liked your animation. I'll not go into the political ramifications of this video as I'll only get into trouble (again) on this forum, but you should also do a version in Arabic and Chinese.
Satvik Pendem 10 months ago

That was harmoniously amazing.
Tarik Khabouiz 10 months ago

no words to describe it .
amazing isnt enough.
Jeff Hyland 10 months ago

2 guys hop on a bicycle and ride across the Southern Tier of the United States to take the environmental pulse of the Southern US. Check out this 4 part series...here is the vimeo channel. vimeo.com/channels/36364 Based on the amazing message in this, I think you will like it.
Rick Pickett 10 months ago

Love the creative animations you played with... really love the bitmapped deserted island people coming into focus and the celestial segments :D rock on!
HD Saratoga 10 months ago

Well, done, Adam! Thanks for showing the intersection of science and philosophy to young people who had not heard before of Carl Sagan.
Robert Lyons 10 months ago

Excellent work based on excellent source material.
Thank You from a fellow Carl Sagan fan.
miguel.ben 10 months ago

beautiful!! thank you my friend!!
Steve Lawson 10 months ago

I think the greatest culmination of the space program would be a mandate that everyone experience at least one venture out beyond the moon where the vastness of space dwarfs our tiny planet. If everyone on the Earth could witness that, perhaps attitudes would change and peace would, at last, be the norm.
Alison Garnham 10 months ago

Excellent! Well done and Thank you!
Matt Schwarz 10 months ago

Supremely well done!
McSneaky 10 months ago

Ugh. Not digging the background music the artist chose to use. That song gets played in the background of ev-er-y-thing. Made it harder to watch. Also, there were times when that (horrid-)music overpowered Carl's voice. The whole thing was annoying because it could've been SO much better.. without that music.
joe smith 9 months ago

Totally agree with you McSneaky. The music was lighthearted and didn't capture the true weight of Sagan's words. This isn't a video of kittens playing outside, but an illustration of the human experience in the context of the entire universe we inhabit. It is an otherwise technically challenging and nice piece of animation.
Jim Hoerst 9 months ago

Thanks.
PS Lam 9 months ago

You've got A++ for this. Simply beautiful work.
tribal plague 9 months ago

Wow. Loved the animation and the message. Thumbs up!
Lost Marble Media 9 months ago

Fantastic stuff! Very impressed!
Esli Stopato 9 months ago

wonderful job, wonderful message...thanks
enriquegoldman 9 months ago

Amazing!! Fantastic video!!
Pale Blue Pictures 9 months ago

This passage and this idea is the basis of our company name and mission. It's excellent to see it so well conveyed here. Great work.
Sebo Tonin 9 months ago

Awareness is the path to awakening...this video does it!!Brilliantastic!!
Pete Az 9 months ago

thanks for sharing. amazing short!! paid it forward and hope others will appreciate the message too :)
Lametrius 9 months ago

satori
crispy dog productions 9 months ago

just brilliant, great style, love it dude!
Steve B. 9 months ago

Nice work!
rene brkowsky 9 months ago

nice work,
but music is too loud...
Daniel Sul 9 months ago

Very nice job! Awesome vídeo!
Dfilmon // Motion Designer 9 months ago

way to put a perspective on things, all my problems seem minuscule when you consider who we are, where we are and in my opinion this life on this pale blue planet is all we have then it's on to the next and eternal life; i better start doing things worth remembering and beneficial :)
Carla Pontes 9 months ago

Perfeito
Owen Sayre 9 months ago

Carl Sagan is smiling. Great work. The humor, the pacing, music. I hope it gets a million plus hits on YouTube! Keep going with your passion.
Andy 9 months ago

Nice work!
Luke Longnecker 9 months ago

Even though I strongly disagree with Carl Sagan on many issues, I think you did a fantastic job with this animation.
Andy Lim 9 months ago

amazing message, amazing work
eric rentas 9 months ago

Amazing
MXXM 9 months ago

Amazing! really nice work.
badneoaldo 9 months ago

I like it
Pete Vaziri 9 months ago

Very wonderful. I would think you passed with highest honors...
Tracy Ishmael 9 months ago

If there is any time that this needs to be said to so many on this Earth, it's now. Thank you so much for your wonderful work.
ESTEBE VERDE 9 months ago

Just out of curiosity, why do you so freely use Carl Sagan's and Hans Zimmer's work and not allow this video to be so easily shared? ie "Sorry, not available for download."???

Curious. Perhaps it's merely an oversight?
sashapave 9 months ago

Thank you for this.
Matthew Corliss 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing! I don't think anyone has done a bad tribute to Dr. Sagen yet. Your animation just kills it.

Have you seen the one that's built from films? Here it is if you've got six minutes:

youtube.com/watch?v=2pfwY2TNehw

You even did an excellent job animating some of the same shots they found.

I love yours. Thanks again.
Richard Foster 9 months ago

Excellent animation! Im sure someone has already asked you but I couldn't see it in the comments.. But what software did you use to create this piece?
omar hesham 9 months ago

Nice Animation, but this cheerful "Google" ad esc. music is so unfitting.
Zach Silverstein 8 months ago

Wow... incredible animation, visuals and concept. It looks like tons of time and effort went into this. I've probably watched it 10 times now, I still love it every time. Great work!
Carl Stacy 6 months ago

Excellent work! Love to collaborate with you on a project for a startup I am working on.
White Melon 5 months ago

wonderful
Ariel Gimble 5 months ago

Hope you got the A+ you deserved, this is extra wonderful!
Renata Dutra 4 months ago

lovely!
Richard Conti 3 months ago

Happy BDay Carl