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or it’s basically a two-hour special

or it’s basically a two-hour special that goes from a beach on earth right

that goes from a beach on earth right

that goes from a beach on earth right out to the beginning of time complete

out to the beginning of time complete

out to the beginning of time complete vacuum it does it in one single caliber

vacuum it does it in one single caliber

vacuum it does it in one single caliber that means no cards no dissolves nothing

that means no cards no dissolves nothing

that means no cards no dissolves nothing when you make an animated film it’s a

when you make an animated film it’s a

when you make an animated film it’s a completely different process from normal

completely different process from normal

completely different process from normal factual documentary where you go out and

factual documentary where you go out and

factual documentary where you go out and film sequences and bring them back and

film sequences and bring them back and

film sequences and bring them back and you edit them and you have control over

you edit them and you have control over

you edit them and you have control over how you edit a program that with an

how you edit a program that with an

how you edit a program that with an animation film you have to basically

animation film you have to basically

animation film you have to basically edit the film before you film it for

edit the film before you film it for

edit the film before you film it for instance if we were to be able to go and

instance if we were to be able to go and

instance if we were to be able to go and film Mars in reality we would go out

film Mars in reality we would go out

film Mars in reality we would go out there we film as much as we wanted to

there we film as much as we wanted to

there we film as much as we wanted to film covering all our angles of all our

film covering all our angles of all our

film covering all our angles of all our bases but with a enemies them you can’t

bases but with a enemies them you can’t

bases but with a enemies them you can’t do that every time the virtual camera

do that every time the virtual camera

do that every time the virtual camera turns around it has to create the the

turns around it has to create the the

turns around it has to create the the image so you have to be much more

image so you have to be much more

image so you have to be much more disciplined about what you’re going to

disciplined about what you’re going to

disciplined about what you’re going to actually see in the final program the

actually see in the final program the

actually see in the final program the whole process of making this film starts

whole process of making this film starts

whole process of making this film starts with basically mapping out a storyboard

with basically mapping out a storyboard

with basically mapping out a storyboard making sketches so that’s done with

making sketches so that’s done with

making sketches so that’s done with myself Nigel henbest is the advisor

myself Nigel henbest is the advisor

myself Nigel henbest is the advisor consultant who make sure everything’s

consultant who make sure everything’s

consultant who make sure everything’s correct factually and Jonathan Gibson

correct factually and Jonathan Gibson

correct factually and Jonathan Gibson who’s the visual effects designer

who’s the visual effects designer

who’s the visual effects designer director and we go from the script and

director and we go from the script and

director and we go from the script and John just starts making sketches and

John just starts making sketches and

John just starts making sketches and drawing an eye to eye react to those

drawing an eye to eye react to those

drawing an eye to eye react to those drawings so we’re creating a kind of a

drawings so we’re creating a kind of a

drawings so we’re creating a kind of a rising spiral of stuff which is kind of

rising spiral of stuff which is kind of

rising spiral of stuff which is kind of going up in a in a sort of helix yeah

going up in a in a sort of helix yeah

going up in a in a sort of helix yeah and we agree on the camera angles and

and we agree on the camera angles and

and we agree on the camera angles and the kind of shots were going to have and

the kind of shots were going to have and

the kind of shots were going to have and he then maps it out for us on

he then maps it out for us on

he then maps it out for us on storyboards little pencil drawings

storyboards little pencil drawings

storyboards little pencil drawings Jonathan really is like the director of

Jonathan really is like the director of

Jonathan really is like the director of photography on traditional shoot he’s

photography on traditional shoot he’s

photography on traditional shoot he’s he’s like my cameraman he tells me

he’s like my cameraman he tells me

he’s like my cameraman he tells me what’s possible and what we can achieve

what’s possible and what we can achieve

what’s possible and what we can achieve and shows me and draws the images and

and shows me and draws the images and

and shows me and draws the images and says this is what we can do with the

says this is what we can do with the

says this is what we can do with the camera we can turn it around here this

camera we can turn it around here this

camera we can turn it around here this is how we’re going to light it so it’s

is how we’re going to light it so it’s

is how we’re going to light it so it’s very much as though we’re on location

very much as though we’re on location

very much as though we’re on location talking together about how we’re going

talking together about how we’re going

talking together about how we’re going to cover a sequence except of course

to cover a sequence except of course

to cover a sequence except of course it’s a virtual sequence and not a real

it’s a virtual sequence and not a real

it’s a virtual sequence and not a real sequence the danger with making a film

sequence the danger with making a film

sequence the danger with making a film like this it’s because it’s all

like this it’s because it’s all

like this it’s because it’s all animation

animation

animation you could actually make up any images

you could actually make up any images

you could actually make up any images you lie but that’s not what we’re doing

you lie but that’s not what we’re doing

you lie but that’s not what we’re doing with this this is trying to be as

with this this is trying to be as

with this this is trying to be as rigorous and as accurate as possible so

rigorous and as accurate as possible so

rigorous and as accurate as possible so with the help of Nigel we have created

with the help of Nigel we have created

with the help of Nigel we have created as best we know the most accurate

as best we know the most accurate

as best we know the most accurate picture all these images we’re seeing of

picture all these images we’re seeing of

picture all these images we’re seeing of course we’re taking references from the

course we’re taking references from the

course we’re taking references from the Hubble Space Telescope from from NASA

Hubble Space Telescope from from NASA

Hubble Space Telescope from from NASA from all their fabulous imagery of say

from all their fabulous imagery of say

from all their fabulous imagery of say Mars the next thing we do is actually

Mars the next thing we do is actually

Mars the next thing we do is actually put those images onto our editing

put those images onto our editing

put those images onto our editing machine and create a timed finished film

machine and create a timed finished film

machine and create a timed finished film with arrows to point where the cameras

with arrows to point where the cameras

with arrows to point where the cameras going to move it is quite liberating

going to move it is quite liberating

going to move it is quite liberating because although you’re constrained and

because although you’re constrained and

because although you’re constrained and you know that you can animate certain

you know that you can animate certain

you know that you can animate certain things those things you can animate

things those things you can animate

things those things you can animate unlike the real camera you can go

unlike the real camera you can go

unlike the real camera you can go wherever you want with the virtual

wherever you want with the virtual

wherever you want with the virtual camera you can go round through inside

camera you can go round through inside

camera you can go round through inside out the sky’s the limit I suppose for me

out the sky’s the limit I suppose for me

out the sky’s the limit I suppose for me one of my favorite scenes a trip to

one of my favorite scenes a trip to

one of my favorite scenes a trip to Venus we make is in reality if anybody

Venus we make is in reality if anybody

Venus we make is in reality if anybody dared to go there there’d be frazzled

dared to go there there’d be frazzled

dared to go there there’d be frazzled burned crush squashed they wouldn’t

burned crush squashed they wouldn’t

burned crush squashed they wouldn’t survive so the fact that we can go there

survive so the fact that we can go there

survive so the fact that we can go there with the virtual camera and take the

with the virtual camera and take the

with the virtual camera and take the audience on what is a roller coaster

audience on what is a roller coaster

audience on what is a roller coaster right I think is a great secret in fact

right I think is a great secret in fact

right I think is a great secret in fact as we track across penis there’s that

as we track across penis there’s that

as we track across penis there’s that veneer approach was a Soviet that went

veneer approach was a Soviet that went

veneer approach was a Soviet that went down to the surface of Venus and sent

down to the surface of Venus and sent

down to the surface of Venus and sent back great imagery which I gave you in

back great imagery which I gave you in

back great imagery which I gave you in being able to extrapolate the

being able to extrapolate the

being able to extrapolate the information from the base our animation

information from the base our animation

information from the base our animation on this was certainly a challenge to

on this was certainly a challenge to

on this was certainly a challenge to take on it’s a landmark film movies

take on it’s a landmark film movies

take on it’s a landmark film movies attempting to

attempting to

attempting to this sort of film for the chance to

this sort of film for the chance to

this sort of film for the chance to actually take on something like that was

actually take on something like that was

actually take on something like that was something I agree couldn’t earn