Blasting Off
Every Rocket Launch Since 1957
Some time ago dear friend Scott Hessels enlisted me to create an animation from scratch using data from the 1960’s onward including date, location, nationality, payload of every rocket launch. The result is a celebration of how far we’ve reached beyond our surface.
Role
Creative Direction
Design
Animation
Client
Scott Hessels
Year
2024
Blasting Off
Every Launch
Celestial Mechanics V
Trailer for the animation.
Everything except editing and compositing was done inside Houdini with Redshift.
Pyro simulated with the help of Axiom.
Original soundtrack composed by the wonderful Cyrus Leung. (Check out her animations!)
