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2 months ago
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8 months ago
Track: Detritus "Haunted (remix by Niveau Zero)"
Taken from Detritus's album "Things Gone Wrong" (adn121) , remixed by Niveau Zero
originally released by Ad Noiseam
adnoiseam.net

In 2010, scientists succeeded in recreating a miniature version of the Big Bang.
Within a few years, some of the universe's deepest secrets may be unlocked.

Genesis is another self-initiated personal project that I've written, designed and animated single handedly. It's a 3D short film with a story that revolves around a machine that has the power of creating new, miniature universes. By controlling the universe rotation, it can speed up the time and evolution of the miniature worlds, and with the help of a fancy search engine it can pin point and extract terrestrial planets. Well, it's not very scientifically correct by any means.. Or is it..? You might live in a manufactured miniature world..

Anyway, what would mankind do if they possessed the power of creating new worlds? Probably use it for creating some kind of decorative snow globe. Guaranteed gift of the year.

Well, it's not all science fiction, I actually got inspired after reading some interesting articles about the European science agency CERN, who designed the world's biggest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider. This accelerator shoot beams around a freezing 27km concrete ring underground near Geneva, smashing atoms together in search of the elusive "God particle" believed present at the Big Bang. Since it began operating at the end of March 2010, CERN engineers and physicists have created billions of miniature versions of the Big Bang, revealing fundamental insights into the nature of the cosmos.

Also, at Lancaster University in UK, physicists unraveling the secrets of how to build a universe. In fact, they have already formed one, or something very much like it. This scientific breakthrough lies in the bottom of a chamber no larger than a pinky finger, filled with helium and cooled to 0.0003 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero.

There's a short "behind the scenes" here: andreaswannerstedt.se/motion/genesis/breakdown/
  • RENATO MARQUES plus 2 months ago
    Great work man.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    :)
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  • DAT DAT DAT plus 2 months ago
    I love the winter environment. Beautiful.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks, glad you like it
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  • LEJON plus 2 months ago
    Tjena Andreas, fin 2d grafik. vilken font?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Tjenare Leo, fonten heter "Ultramagnetic" och kommer från YouWorkForThem
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  • Miguel Reyes plus 2 months ago
    Fantastic work! Now I want one of those globes.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • Martin Elliott plus 2 months ago
    That just blew my mind
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    :)
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  • Eric Hinson plus 2 months ago
    Dude, you do beautiful work. Stunning visuals. How did you create the rotating text? Manually for each one?
  • Eric Hinson plus 2 months ago
    Scratch that. Just saw the behind the scenes. Epic! Interested in sharing the C4D project? :) JK.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Hey Eric, glad you like it! :) Heh, don't think I'll share the project files, since the file sizes are huge, and they contains some purchased models I can't share.
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  • Bobby Tanzola 2 months ago
    Thant was awesome and the motion graphics were sick
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • Fabienne 2 months ago
    Absolutely amazing:)
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Fabienne!
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  • Rasmus Gerner 2 months ago
    are you some kind of god ?
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  • Sam Morrill staff 2 months ago
    Nice work, Andreas.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Sam :)
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  • Juicy Digital (Josh) 2 months ago
    This is amazing!! Looks like it was a lot of work but really paid off!
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  • Patrick McLoad pro 2 months ago
    Wow! This piece (as well as all of your others) is quite extraordinary and I love the photo-realistic technique you use. You are truly talented.
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  • William DeSena plus 2 months ago
    That was really well done, I am about to take my astronomy final in 3 hours. Thanks for reminding me...
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  • Bartłomiej 2 months ago
    Awesome.
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  • Omar Paz 2 months ago
    Great work, really digging the concept and the dystopian ending. Amazing visuals..
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  • Kim Holm plus 2 months ago
    Epic work, again, Andreas!
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Tack Kim :)
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  • Luke Infinger plus 2 months ago
    what is the effect used to animate the text at the end title?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    There's actually a "behind the scene" video, that contains an up-speeded version of the process. It's the last part of the video, and it's available here:
    andreaswannerstedt.se/motion/genesis/breakdown/

    The rolling text is created in Cinema 4d, and then composited character-by-character in After Effects to form the words.
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  • Sean Babas plus 2 months ago
    Epic.
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  • Mathias Laustrup 2 months ago
    Hello you! Awesome video. It was so sick. I have one question for you. In the behind the scenes, how did you make the "behind the scenes" text sort of "roll"? In after Effects?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks! :) Regarding the text effect, see my answer two comments up.
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  • RIK 2 months ago
    Nice! Love the edeting!
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  • spartalis 2 months ago
    Dude that was utterly tremendous!
    The concept is right up my imaginational alley and the execution was straight up OUTSTANDING.
    The combination of 3D environments/models and 2D motion graphics worked perfectly and the music sync actually had me fiercely nodding my head in time to the animation itself!

    The final shot showing the inevitable socio-political outcome of such a device was the devastating cherry on a cake of pure awesomeness.

    I absolutely love it.

    I'm going to watch it agin now.

    Thanks in advance for the trip.
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  • spartalis 2 months ago
    Oh man, sorry to comment a second time, I just had a "oh well of COURSE" moment when I realised you also made SoulBot, one of my all time favourite shorts on Vimeo.
    Your progression of films is damn enjoyable to witness.
    Can't wait to see the next one!
    I'd love to work with you one day.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you like my work
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  • Constantine 2 months ago
    "U.S. government declares war against mini planet in Russia" ha ha :D

    Nice mood
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  • Haarsma Media plus 2 months ago
    Nice vid man! Also an interesting behind the scenes. How did you made the title animation on 0:10 sec?
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  • Alex Bennett 2 months ago
    Fantastic
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  • Brioluk 2 months ago
    good work!!! you choose a great music and the video is perfectly syncronized with it. I like your style!
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  • Kemal Kolayca 2 months ago
    This is the most creative work I have ever seen! Thanks.
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  • Bako Lajos Bela 2 months ago
    Great concept and stunning visuals! You're the Rembrandt of the modern age!
    there is one thing won't let me sleep: the earth wireframe what is that software/plugin in which you're playing around in the behind scene video?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thank you Bako! The "software/plugin" I use is actually created from scratch in processing (a programming language, more info: processing.org/), by my brother, christianwannerstedt.com.
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  • François Mathey plus 2 months ago
    Nice work.
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  • M_A_B 2 months ago
    wow that's fantastic!
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  • Nenad Zivanovic plus 2 months ago
    Brilliant!
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  • Kolor studio 2 months ago
    awesome...!!! compliments...!!!
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  • qwang 2 months ago
    "Making of" in "monitor interface graphics", how to achieve in the processing, is to use the processing plug-ins, can you details about it?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    The particle engine that I play around with in the "Making of" is actually created from scratch (with processing) by christianwannerstedt.com . Send him an email with any questions regarding processing :)
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  • Deniss Kornilov 2 months ago
    Nice!!!
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  • Matthias Grasnek 2 months ago
    this was really unbelievable, keep up the great work man.
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  • Djmarcu 2 months ago
    Bad ass!
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  • farouk 2 months ago
    greaaaat good work :)
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  • Alessandro Cortiglia 2 months ago
    This is just insane, man.

    Awesome job. :)
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  • Thora 2 months ago
    Very cool.
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  • Græm 2 months ago
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  • Jordan Taylor 2 months ago
    exe lante
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  • The Jellyfish Act 2 months ago
    A humble post on your amazing piece.

    blog.thejellyfishact.com/genesis-andreas-wannerstedt

    Maybe an interview?

    Keep up the great works.

    The Jellyfish Act.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks for the post, I really appreciate it. Send me a message and I'll answer any questions you have :)
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  • Felipe Obando 2 months ago
    Great concept, and the animation was wonderful, all seems so tiny and cute.
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  • Guillerme Freire 2 months ago
    Nice work! But I would like to know where did you get that house from?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thx. The building's façade is very much inspired by a house in the outskirts of Madrid, called "Concrete House II", designed by Spanish architectural studio A-Cero.
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  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks for all the nice comments! Keeps me going
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  • George Thomson 2 months ago
    Wow! This is amazing! What is the font name "GENESIS" is in on the computer screen? Very cool diagonal style.
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thx! The font is "the Golden Dawn" by Hydro74. Can be downloaded for free on his site: legacyofdefeat.com/
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  • Murat Pak plus 2 months ago
    Good one ! ;)
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Murat, love your work!
  • Murat Pak plus 2 months ago
    Cheers !
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  • Ploovia Designs 2 months ago
    OMG! this is awesome. Saw it on behance and decided to drop you guys a line or two to CONGRATULATE YOU GUYS. the animation is impeccable and the audio is totally out of control off the hook! love it :)
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  • Max Habich 2 months ago
    amazing! great work! love it!
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  • J-Scott plus 2 months ago
    Wowza!! Posted at icecreamhater.tumblr.com/
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 1 month ago
    Sweet!
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  • Nahuel 2 months ago
    Just awesome. Great work!
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  • Serdar Yerdelen 2 months ago
    Simply Astounding
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  • Claudio Salas plus 2 months ago
    Jättefint Andreas!
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 1 month ago
    Tack Claudio :)
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  • vj lightweaver 2 months ago
    Amazing! I can't seem to watch the "making of" video as it seems to be private?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 1 month ago
    Thx. Hmm, it should work over here: andreaswannerstedt.se/motion/genesis/breakdown/
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  • 1 2 months ago
    Conducting such experiments gives reason for the universe to be shutdown, stopped, restarted, and or enevitably Destroyed by Gods Fury put that into permnent consideration.
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  • 1 2 months ago
    Other than that
    congradulations
    on the achievment of
    Animation. Superb! :]
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  • Wayne Horse 1 month ago
    a planet for three lumberjacks.
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  • Lukasz Pason plus 1 month ago
    Would you at all mind if I used your technique for the type animation that you did in C4D? I'm really impressed by the simplicity and elegance of your design. I was wondering why you chose flash for animating your menu's?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 1 month ago
    Thx Lukasz. I don't mind, feel free to use the technique. I usually design all vector elements in Flash because I find it more efficient to quickly tweak things. Also, I've been working with Flash since version 3, so I work a lot faster with the software when creating some types of animations
  • Lukasz Pason plus 1 month ago
    It's cool to see the mediums mixed like that. Thanks again and keep making awesome GFX for us to be inspired from!!

    Are any of the generators available from your brother?
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  • Leon Wong plus 1 month ago
    woah that was awesome!
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  • kimmo kaunela 1 month ago
    Nice idea!
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  • Guido Pagotto plus 1 month ago
    Hi cool video! which render engine did you use?
  • Andreas Wannerstedt plus 1 month ago
    Thx. It's rendered with vray
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  • Remo Gee plus 1 month ago
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  • Grooverapist 1 month ago
    very creative ending!
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  • Pieter 2 weeks ago
    Amazing work! Absolutely love the idea! I would love to see this concept in a real movie!
  • Juan Santamaria 6 days ago
    totally agree!!
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