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A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects
are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

Credits:

CG

|Modelling - Texturing - Illumination - Rendering| Alex Roman

POST

|Postproduction & Editing| Alex Roman

MUSIC

Sequenced, Orchestrated & Mixed by Alex Roman (Sonar & EWQLSO Gold Pro XP)

Sound Design by Alex Roman

Based on original scores by:

.Michael Laurence Edward Nyman. (The Departure)
.Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns. (Le Carnaval des animaux)

Directed by Alex Roman

Done with 3dsmax, Vray, AfterEffects and Premiere.



thirdseventh.com/

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  • Kenny Benitez plus 2 years ago
    True Art...Amazing.
  • The best CGI in the world ever!
  • Very very amazing !

    Most of the time you look at a video and you wonder why that many views. Thinking for example about filming a giant aquarium, it is nice, not saying the opposite, it is just that anyone could go back there, put the 5DMkII on a tripod, record for ten minutes and they would get the same thing. But sure, that guy did it.

    Here, you must have put a tremendous amount of work and the result is simply amazing. I especially like this scene at 06:36 where you change elements, it just make you realize that everything you've seen has been created. Still, hard to believe!

    Good thing you took a year off to do this, result is great. I took some time off to do that: vimeo.com/8320849 Your images are much nicer, but it is similar in term of sharing and showing beautiful things to others.

    Thank you for making the file available. Downloading it right now and will watch again for sure!
  • Tom Hudson plus 2 years ago
    My take on this is that the speeds of the Calatrava "Brise Soleil" opening and the wind turbines are OK because, like a lot of elements in this work, they are done as if shot in time lapse. I just know the Brise Soleil doesn't open that fast in real life. This truly is a wonderful piece of work.
  • Marco Antonio 2 years ago
    You have no idea. :)

    sorry.
  • 3noneTwo plus 2 years ago
    @ Jay:
    You should watch the Compositing Break-Down and Exeter Shot Making Of videos, check all available sources first.
  • DannyGregory plus 2 years ago
    Seriously, Jay. This is the most extraordinary job of compositing I have ever seen and Alex is kind enough to share all of the details of how he is doing it with screen captiures and you are just dismissive of his work as "crap"?! Get a life, man.
  • Michael Forster 2 years ago
    PLEASE: Not such a discussion again. I'm follwing Alex's work since quite some time and know that he is really that good and all of this is CG! Everybody here feels great after watching this video , just because one does not know howt to do it, one should not say it's fake. On the other hand: It's a real compliment :-)
  • @Tom : TimeLapse could be a real option. It is just that since these two scenes are much faster than the other scenes which have a much slower pace, we do notice them more. But I like them like this anyway! I keep watching the film, it is so great, so many nice details !
  • Ryan Toyota 2 years ago
    CGI is one of those things that you know is done well when nobody knows... or even better if they "can't believe it's not butter." I find it funny when people talk about a movie saying stuff like "that CGI explosion was really well done." No it wasn't, if it was really well done, you wouldn't have known it was CGI.

    This film is amazing because even after being told, the only things that make me see CGI are the scenes at the end, which I believe is the intention. You're watching this beautiful film with beautifully edited, stunning shots of great architecture, and all of a sudden at the end it's like "woah, wait a minute, what IS this thing?" It's brilliant.
  • Tom Hudson plus 2 years ago
    @Jay Wills -- For heaven's sake, look at vimeo.com/8200251 which is the compositing breakdown of a number of scenes in this film. It _IS_ CGI. Extraordinarily well-done CGI. If you know where to look, you will see some of the repeated textures (look closely at the wall textures at 5:24, the fronts of the stairs at 7:20; there are other places as well). Look at the falling books, the stuff floating inside the Calatrava addition at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and tell yourself that's real. This is a magnificent work and although saying it's real is sort of a compliment to the artist's skill, saying the artist's claim of full CG it's "bull crap" is calling the artist a liar. You owe him an apology.
  • Alex Roman 2 years ago
    Wow guys.... i took a mini-vacation and then this...!

    First of all THANK YOU VERY MUCH for these warmful comments to ALL of you. Seriously, i'm overwhelmed.

    I know that here is not the right place for comment -replying at Kenny (regards BTW!)- but i think it'll be the best visible place for it.

    Well, there are several questions i've been asked for...

    -I think i must make it clear. There are a few non-CG elements in the shortfilm: photographer (shot on greenscreen), pigeons, timelapsed growing flowers, flying airplane and sky backgrounds.

    -It was ALL rendered on an i7 920 and a QX6850 -very low budget :( -

    I hope it helps a bit!

    Thanks once more fellows! ;-)

    PS: There are too a lot of original HD Mp4 torrent requests; let me see what can i do...
  • Joe Simon Films plus 2 years ago
    Alex you are an amazing artist! This has brought much inspiration to my day! Thank you!
  • Inertial State 2 years ago
    Thank you for the further info Alex! This is a fantastic video.

    If you do release a torrent, it might be worth asking those who've already downloaded it to also seed to help you out with bandwidth.

    Also, I know people are asking about the third and seventh arts - searching on Google and looking at the piece of backwards paper around 0:26 it looks like these seven arts are listed:

    Painting
    Sculpture
    Architecture*
    Literature
    Music
    Dance
    Cinematography*

    *these two are circled/boxed
  • Benjamin Reece plus 2 years ago
    Just wanted to add my comment:

    The most sick display of a single person's multi-disciplinary talent I have ever seen.
  • Miguel Gomez 2 years ago
    You can read a spanish interview with Jorge Seva and his "The Third & The Seventh" shortfilm here:
    entremaqueros.com/bitacoras/dimension/?p=8386

    You can translate it with Google Tools :-)
    google.es/language_tools?hl=en
  • Liquid Snake 2 years ago
    @Jay

    I wouldn't be too harsh on Jay. His utter disbelief is testament to how spectacular and fantastic the work that was created by Roman here.

    Unlike Jay I am unable to express my awe and disbelief. I'm going to crawl back into my cave and try to forget there are incredible people like Alex Roman in this world who are deeply talented and are so passionate about the work that they do.

    Alex Roman, you are a true inspiration.
  • Philip Bloom pro 2 years ago
    the clouds are real? the photographer is real? Well then this is just bull crap! kidding. It's an absolute masterpiece that HAS to be downloaded, watched on a big screen on a comfy chair and be completely sucked in by it.
  • Adam Funk plus 2 years ago
    Philip Bloom just commented on your video... that means you know it's high profile. :P
  • Alex Roman is hands down a genius. It is when people take a leap and create new things that signifies true greatness and shifting paradigms this is it for me. Crazy.

    True architecture can include movement, the sails opening was pivotal in this piece. Congrats I wondering if you are young because after this you can do anything you want.
  • Dale Kamp 1 year ago
    On my FaceBook: "Most of you with your short attention spans will never know what I'm talking about, or care, but this is the most beautiful CGI art I've ever seen"

    I'm in awe. By far one of the most beautiful art pieces I've seen. It is perfect in its hand-crafted imperfections.

    The architecture on the second half, the cinematography, realistic use of depth-of-field and abstract touches are outstanding!

    Oh yeah, not bad for one guy.
  • taylor clark 6 months ago
    Breathtaking. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that this creation was rendered on an i7 920 and a QX6850. A low budget masterpiece....

    And to think that this is all CGI, too. Amazing.

    T Clark
    hot-christmastoys.com
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  • Andreas Wesa 2 years ago
    Oh my God! That is breathtaking!
    But the character must be real, at least in the end, right?
    Are all the tree's done in 3ds? With some plug-in maybe?
    Awesome work! I love it!
    For how long did you work on this? And how did you get the time to do it?
    Keep up the fantastic work!
  • Recubo 2 years ago
    I'm almost sure the character of the film is Alex himself, and it's the only thing not pure CG of the whole film.
    It's amazing the talent of Alex.
    Absolutely inspiring piece of art.
  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    What..... the.... F.

    Amazing!

    These guys are going to put regular cameramen out of business!
  • Ben Chaykin plus 2 years ago
    i disagree recubo, the character's movement has a barely noticeable "pixar film" quality to it. I think the character is CGI also.
  • Dave Dugdale plus 2 years ago
    Tom, I said "What..... the.... F" too. The video of the wind turbines was perfection.
  • Peter Franzen plus 2 years ago
    You know it's funny-- I thought that was the one thing that could be improved. The blades' acceleration didn't seem very natural when they began to turn.

    That's a pretty small nit to pick though. This video is a masterpiece.
  • Ian plus 2 years ago
    Another tiny nit, but the turbines were all turning backwards, as though the the wind was blowing from far to near, which is opposite what is implied by the closer turbine starting up first. The individual blades are also rotated about 120 degrees from where they need to be to properly catch wind from the front, with the rounded leading edge advancing, and the curved side of the blade facing the wind.

    It's all still mind blowing work though.
  • Paul 2 years ago
    Was this video of any norm to you? I'd say he did it on purpose.
  • unusingur 1 year ago
    are you kiddin'? those are the errors that prove the amatorism of this guy alex. like huge water bubbles and flying books, i mean have you ever seen such things in real life?
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  • Carlos Arandia 2 years ago
    Wow wow wow beautiful
  • tylman 2 years ago
    I've never seen something like this before. A point were my view on live changed.
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  • Mike Daly plus 2 years ago
    Stunning.
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  • Paweł Filip 2 years ago
    Downloading Mp4. Can't wait !!!
  • Mikus Pikus 1 year ago
    Cant wait, this is fabulous, I love this animation I always wanted to do something like this but I am afraid I am not capable, which software should I learn to be able to create such videos?

    All the best, Mike
    theperfecttoys.com/
  • Hot Toys 5 months ago
    The software used is probably 3D Max or similar applications. Is not it? Really nice work

    Thanks, makho
    thehottoys.com
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  • David Betteridge plus 2 years ago
    I am in awe, utterly beautiful and technically astounding.
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  • Gilles Reist 2 years ago
    Yep you made me cry, both from the beauty of your film and jealousy of your skills :')
  • i didn't cry but i felt that way.. too amazing!

    Mr. Roman you are an artist.

    this is the BEST GC i've seen made by only one person. I'm speachless. Well deserved to be in the "most liked". this is one "like" that really worth it.
    I know that a lot of critics judge too hard on the GC area, maybe with the fear that technology replace human talent, but let me tell you that this to me is art, the XXI century art.

    I imagine that Alex Roman got a lot of phone calls from this piece but pleeease keep doing things like this one.

    Can you make one of the humen body or the human nature? i will LOVE to watch it. Thanks for your time.
    Now i will watch the breakdown.
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  • art maknev 2 years ago
    wow, this is EPIC!!!
  • paraffin 2 years ago
    yepp. this is prolly a new style of entertainment. we are so in need of something inspiring yet this piece lets everyone to dream of their own.
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  • Gretzki 2 years ago
    absolutly beautiful.
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  • Chay Hawes 2 years ago
    amazing
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  • Matthew Baker plus 2 years ago
    I can't even speak right now.
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  • Ronen Bekerman plus 2 years ago
    Amazing & Inspiring
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  • Peter Varo 2 years ago
    You are the best! I never saw as inspiring and unbelievable beautiful scenes in my life ever! This is truly the essence of the beauty, where the man is just the creator not the actor! LOVE IT!
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  • Kurt S 2 years ago
    congratulations, Alex - this is truly fantastic! 10 out of 10 points!

    KurtS
    flickr.com/photos/testlab/collections/72157622804759451/
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  • Mathieu Gérard plus 2 years ago
    What you have done is amazing ! So inspiring and beautifull. Congrats again !
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  • Eric Lane plus 2 years ago
    This is the most amazing visualization I've seen. Absolutely stunning.
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  • Chris Schoo 2 years ago
    Amazing attention to detail. You've really captured the beauty of architecture. Composition and lighting is superb. I'm truly inspired!
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  • Minh Dan Pham 2 years ago
    I can't believe this is all CG... Stunning. I lost my breath watching this.
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  • Ludo Rami 2 years ago
    Outstanding!!!
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  • christopher schramm 2 years ago
    ALEX ROMAN IS THE GREATEST CG ARTIST ON THE PLANET. ...the end all, be all.

    This goes beyond CG, ..more like in the realm of spiritual.
  • Abir Tarafdar 2 years ago
    Well said mate : )
  • Jason McGovern 2 years ago
    Hell yeah
  • Mike Johnson 1 year ago
    This.
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  • Space Projects Ltd plus 2 years ago
    Absolutely fantastic – period!!
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  • Andreu Taberner 2 years ago
    Breathtaking Alex.
    Most inspiring CG work i've seen.
    Congrats.
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  • Shane Dale 2 years ago
    Breathtaking.. Brought me to tears.. How much farther are you going to take us, what journey will you take us on next?
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  • Phil Shoebottom 2 years ago
    Just stunning Alex!!! jaw droppingly good. The camera work and post work are beautiful.

    Well Done.
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  • Dan Jurgens 2 years ago
    I am lost for words...
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  • monsieurh 2 years ago
    just perfect
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  • gunnar assmy 2 years ago
    Breathtaking good work! Its like a like a fairy-tale

    W O N D E R F U L L !
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  • Florian Eichin 2 years ago
    wow hey guy realy nice, it looks so real, as it was filmed!
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  • dElay 2 years ago
    million times wow!
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  • Lucas Horbaczewski 2 years ago
    I'm speachless !! , i haven't seen better cg in my entire life and i think i won't see a better one for a long time. And whats most important i cant believe its made by a one "guy" ..... stunningly exellent !!!
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  • Douglas Parker 2 years ago
    I'm deeply humbled, you are a master artist.
    Truly a work from your heart. Wonderful, just wonderful.

    How did you get the time to do this or was this your full time effort?
  • Karim Mansour 2 years ago
    Believe it or not:

    He did this on his spare time...
  • How you know that?
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  • Dainius Grakauskas 2 years ago
    insane ;]
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  • james wignall 2 years ago
    amazing stuff Alex
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  • Stunning!
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  • tarran kundi 2 years ago
    absolutely phenomenal!!!!!! Mr Roman you are a LEGEND

    i have no other words at the moment - am in too much awe....
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  • insanely beautiful!
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  • Daniel Tapia 2 years ago
    Increíble buen gusto y amor por el detalle... ¡¡Gracias!!
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  • Rafikin 2 years ago
    Really amazing. Beautiful and quiet CG.
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  • john seventine plus 2 years ago
    no words
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  • strictly_homemade 2 years ago
    Absolute Genius!
    This is the most realistic/photographic thing I have ever seen. I still can't believe it!
    Thank you so much!
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  • Ali Emre Karaçalı 2 years ago
    Astonishing. Still can't believe it's done in 3d.
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  • HelloBard plus 2 years ago
    very impressive... you've made vray's true potential shine
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  • Outstanding work. The best I've seen for a long time...
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  • Bruno Cardieri 2 years ago
    Bravo !
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  • Motohiro Takayama 2 years ago
    completely blowed away..
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  • William Spiga 2 years ago
    Excellent!!! Speechless... One question: Do you use any plugins for DOF, which one?
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  • Mike Moreno plus 2 years ago
    at a loss for words.
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  • Matthieu Dufour 2 years ago
    Blew my mind..
    great job.
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  • lovemer 2 years ago
    amazing. the lighting is just incredible..
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  • Robby Cornish 2 years ago
    f'n awesome! amazing!
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  • Matteo Carniato 2 years ago
    Truly inspiring!!! Awesome!!!

    My compliments mate!!!
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  • photoindra 2 years ago
    Amazing.
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  • Lucas Zanotto plus 2 years ago
    unbelievable!!
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  • tim van der wiel 2 years ago
    I thought off myself as a pretty good 3d artist but damn..........
  • I thought the same but this put us at the very beginning. :)
  • Abir Tarafdar 2 years ago
    haha, I've just started with 3D. Compared to Alex's God consciousness, I feel like mere protoplasm. A long road ahead,... sigh
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  • Garlic Films pro 2 years ago
    Absolutely beautiful!!!
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  • Fabien Leon (FAB) plus 2 years ago
    spectacular work
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  • The best visual experience I ever had. Thank you for making this magnificent piece of visual art.
  • JACONNI 4 months ago
    a LOT of work! "experience" is a great word to describe such a realistic, yet fantastical place.
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  • Daniel Winne 2 years ago
    very very nice
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