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This is the perfect opportunity for a Carl Sagan quote:

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

The footage in this little film was captured by the hardworking men and women at NASA and The European Space Agency with the Cassini Imaging Science System. If you're interested in learning more about Cassini and the on-going Cassini Solstice Mission, check it out at NASA's website:

saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/index.cfm

Track: 2 Ghosts I, Ghosts I – IV by Nine Inch Nails
(Used under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution Share Alike license.)

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Self-Directed / Edit / Sound Design / Comp / Color

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Jon Storsaeter 8 months ago

Truly inspiring stuff!
Bryn Hewko 8 months ago

Really beautiful. When you say "footage", do you mean these are mostly sequences of stills, or was this stuff captured with the intent of motion?

The typography is really perfect too. Thank you for making this.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Hey Bryn! Thanks so much for the comments, you are too kind. Yes indeed, by footage I mean stills. I had to download a large archive of images to find the shots I used. I'm not certain why the spacecraft shoots images sequentially over time, but I'm super pumped that it does!
Borek Lupomesky 8 months ago

Sequences are made to:
a) study things in motion (rotating rings, occultations, interaction between rings an moons etc.)
b) to make multispectral images (though these are taken in tight sequences, so the motion is minimal).

BTW, did you send this to Mrs. Carolyn Porco? She's ISS principal investigator I think and I'm sure she'd be delighted.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Thanks for the explanation, Borek. I have not been in touch with Mrs. Carolyn Porco, but will most definitely reach out to her. Cheers.
Glenn Stewart 8 months ago

This is really beautiful. Great edit and compositing!
Nilz 8 months ago

I assume you know Semi Conductors work, if not, here is a link to "Black Rain" which you will definitely enjoy: vimeo.com/3921306
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

That was incredible! I just watched their Heliocentric videos- AMAZING sound design. Thanks for the share, Nilz!
Raul Villalobos 8 months ago

This is really great Chris. I have watched this a few times today. Great job!
lechianno 8 months ago

Superb!!!!
David La Rua 8 months ago

Hi cabbas.
Great editing job.
Loved the music...
Zero Ohms 8 months ago

Wonderful !
Anomalous Visuals 8 months ago

We would be honoured if you'd add this to our group...
vimeo.com/groups/avlive
AV
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

I would be honored to be part of it, thanks for the invite!
Ben Chaykin 8 months ago

Great work melding art and science together beautifully. This Cassini guy- is he some italian cinematographer? ;)
Morgan Henry 8 months ago

Gorgeous - nice work Chris!
8 months ago

visually astounding, as always Chris.
Morgan James Chadwick 8 months ago

Really fucking cool!
Meat Bingo 8 months ago

The imagery chosen is stark but beautiful - the rapid editing and the moving footage, alongside the music, creates a really positive hypnotic feel.
teemujin 8 months ago

totally mesmerizing... class.
Anthony Newman 8 months ago

Super incredible!
stephen v2 8 months ago

Nicely done - not sure if you've seen my work in progress footage: vimeo.com/11386048
Jeremy Stuart 8 months ago

Awesome job Chris!
CocoaGeek 8 months ago

Simply awesome! Good job.
XOXO Wedding Studio 8 months ago

Fantastic.
Watching again and again.
Martin H 8 months ago

Out of this world !!
Sahrah S. 8 months ago

Stunning!
Jack Heart 8 months ago

Seriously one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Of course I am sort of prejudice since I really enjoy Nine Inch Nails, astronomy, black and white, and experimental shorts.
Tony Altamirano 8 months ago

Fantastic! Check out my NASA Orion Mission inspired trailer!
vimeo.com/24370749

Great job!
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Whoa, cool. Thanks for the share!
OL 8 months ago

inspiring so much. thank you
Colin Day 8 months ago

Hi. I just pooped in my pants. Thnx for helping me enjoy space.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Colin, didn't we have a talk about the pooping at work thing?
vade 8 months ago

This is really lovely. Where did you find the high quality video / sources that you used? I've often searched Nasa imagery, but can't find movie sources that look as nice as what you found, unless you are using all stills, which makes this even more impressive.

You built a lovely mood with this piece, its a great study. Very well done.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Hey there, I pulled the stills from 2 sources: A. saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/ and B. pds-rings.seti.org/cassini/iss/access.html
vade 8 months ago

Thank you very much for getting back to me. Again, really well done!
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

You're welcome!
profundorosso 8 months ago

Brilliant. Mesmerising. Love it.
Alexander 8 months ago

"That's a very nice rendering, cabbas. I think you've improved a great deal. Can you hold it a bit closer? That's Cassini mission, isn't it?"
HAL 9000 ;)
daniel molitor 8 months ago

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Gabriel Pasin 8 months ago

cosmic.
daniel molitor 8 months ago

Excellent. The raw data gives it a cool, cinema verité look to it. Real "you are there" stuff.
Ray Grasse 8 months ago

Beautifully done; my old professor and friend Stan Brakhage would have loved it---very much recalls his style (e.g., Dog Star Man, Window Water Baby Moving, etc.).
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

I wish he could have seen it :(
Roberto Serrini 8 months ago

wonderful and fantastic. posted over at zenfaster.com
Sam Morrill 8 months ago

My vocabulary can't do justice to how cool this video is.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Those words are plenty! Thank you.
biz-casj. 8 months ago

nice work!
out of curiosity, where did you find all of the image sequences?
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Hey there, I found them at: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and pds-rings.seti.org/cassini/iss/access.html
mpared 8 months ago

extremely cool its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done
donmerrittucf 8 months ago

This video captures my wonder and amazement at space exploration better than anything I've seen in a very long time. A different quote came to mind for me:

"My God, it's full of stars."
Kingdrips 8 months ago

absolutely great
Stuart Randle 8 months ago

Spellbinding.
robertopotamo 8 months ago

So beatiful images an edition, congrats!
Zach Stamey 8 months ago

oh wow, I love this so much!
SCREENREAL 8 months ago

This is just wonderful. It makes my heart dance. Thank you.
Loretta Rockson 8 months ago

Nice job, the music fits perfectly.
Raul Villalobos 8 months ago

Seeing this on the big(ger) screen today (and hearing it on a decent sound system as well) really made me appreciate this even more.
Inspiring work, Sir.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Thanks for coming to the meet, Raul! I know it was beautiful outside when we held the meeting...
Royal Galactic Media 8 months ago

Well Done!
Brian S. Kokernak 8 months ago

Stunning.
Christian Anderson 8 months ago

Whoa. This is...REAL!
edwin kite 8 months ago

Beautiful. Thank you!
Juan Diaz De Lindo 8 months ago

beautiful. i'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves.
Matt Dunphy 8 months ago

That was wonderful
Shelley Noble 8 months ago

I love that such accomplished artists as yourself are bringing their eye to these astounding images.

Bravo!
Denis Cintra 8 months ago

Gorgeous!!
storyful 8 months ago

Beautiful video, Chris. We've embedded it here: storyful.com/stories/gjdk56
Rama Allen 8 months ago

Wow. Great piece Chris. Cosmic, full of wonder, beautiful. Great choice of music as well.
Khoi Ly 8 months ago

This is so beautiful.
Can anyone tell me, what font is used in the video. It looked very clean
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Thanks Khoi, it's Futura Medium.
Borek Lupomesky 8 months ago

Man, I'm collecting my jaw from the ground. Absolutely stunning. Cassini is my favourite outer space mission and this captures the spirit of discovery so beautifully. Big thank you!
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Same here! Thanks.
mark granier 3 months ago

Marvelous stuff, and the Sagan quote fits. Glad I found this.
Alan Mellerick 8 months ago

This is really superb.
Joe Garber 8 months ago

Chris, you are awesome and this is incredible!
Seth Riley 8 months ago

just wow...art! stunning art!
Tim McFarlane 8 months ago

Stunning video and great choice of music. I love anything to do with astronomy and space exploration.
zincink 8 months ago

oooo nice :)
john evanofski 8 months ago

favorite
southtek island 8 months ago

Almost like watching a Saturn probe from the Victorian era. Wonderful.
Kert Gartner 8 months ago

This makes me want to quit the VFX industry and cry under my bed. Amazing work!
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

I need you to keep doing awesome work on films that I love! Kthx!
David Dean 8 months ago

That's amazing work. Well done!
Donald Mitchell 8 months ago

We're so used to seeing highly processed images, false color, none of the camera defects or telemetry noise, but you've made the most wonderful dynamic view of the Cassini images from the raw data. Bravo!
Casey Desmond 8 months ago

laikaaaaa!
Thomas Le Bas 8 months ago

Absolutely amazing. Great use of the Cassini imagery.
Chad Galloway 8 months ago

Unspeakably beautiful Chris. Thanks for sharing this with everyone :)
Hynee 8 months ago

Nice stuff, I've looked at a lot of those images, I could ID a lot of stuff there. You caught a Titan encounter, an Iapetus encounter, and long sequences of the F Ring, plus a bunch of other stuff. The end star trails are navigation system calibration runs, the spacecraft uses spinning wheels to stabilize itself, and needs to be checked on.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

That's awesome. Thank you for identifying the shots, kind sir! Who knew self-stabilization procedures could be so interesting?
Huw Porter 8 months ago

Just inspirational the way you've created something so incredible from commons material.
Stephen Roach 8 months ago

Awesome! Thanks for sharing :-)
seth chenard 8 months ago

Much appreciation. Very inspiring and beautiful. Absolutely wicked.
Christopher Doll 8 months ago

This is really fantastic, Chris. The Cassini JPL page has been set as my "home page" for years. These photos were just begging for such a treatment.
Nasty Byte 8 months ago

awesome and shared
Arthur O'Regan 8 months ago

I enjoyed this a lot.
John Harden 8 months ago

Hi Chris, was going to post the link to Semiconductor's work but see someone beat me to it. Make sure you see their BRILLIANT NOISE, too, if you haven't: blog.artabase.net/?p=1787 Beautiful, beautiful work here, and like Semiconductor's work, CASSINI MISSION hits that science/art interface in such a tasty way. I see from your reel you worked on the HOUSE open, too... another piece I admire. Like like like.
Chris Abbas 8 months ago

Ah yes, I was made aware of Semiconductor's work after uploading the film. I only wish I had the opportunity to experience their multi-screen, HD installations when they were being exhibited. It must have been an amazing experience!
Tex-Films 8 months ago

Good stuff! Personally I thought the frames changed way too fast to absorb the beauty of those images and there were too many flashy effects that weren't necessary, but great effort!
Joianne Bittle 8 months ago

really wonderful. thanks!