At the end of 21st century, mankind were facing global resource depletion. Space Rovers were sent out to find potential inhabitable planets....
At the end of 21st century, mankind were facing global resource depletion. Space Rovers were sent out to find potential inhabitable planets.nnCredits:nWritten & Directed by - Shawn WangnModelling, Texturing, Animation, Compositing & Editing - Shawn WangnMusic & Sound Design by - Echoic AudionComposer - Sam FosternSound Design by - Tom Gilbert & David JohnstonnSpecial Thanks to - EvolutionsnRe-recording Mixer - Will NorienFaculty Producer - Xinyuan HuangnFaculty Adviser - Yucheng HuangnSpecial Thanks to System Advisers - Horizon Bian / Sicong Wang / Jiawei CaonnFestivals:n01. Burbank International Film Festival - Best Animated Shortn02. Korea Independent Animation Festival - Official Selectionn03. Imaginaria Film Festival - Official Selectionn04. LA Shorts Fest - Official Selectionn05. Oaxaca Film Festival - Official Selectionn06, Los Angeles CineFest - Official Selectionn07. Lisbon International Film Festival - Official Selectionn08. China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award - Official SelectionnnLinks:nOfficial Website: www.PlanetUnknownFilm.comnFacebook Page: www.facebook.com/PlanetUnknownFilmnIMDb: imdb.com/title/tt5850826nn/*nI had been working full time on Planet Unknown from July 2015 to June 2016. It was a passion project as well as my graduation thesis film at Communication University of China. This 11-month journey was very challenging, but it was a perfect learning opportunity as well.nnThe idea started back in 2014 when Interstellar was released. I was deeply impressed by the movie and was inspired by the two robots TARS and CASE. The idea of intellectual robots exploring space developed from there.nnOther inspirations include Pixar movies like WALL-E and Toy Story, as well as CHAPPiE, NASA documentaries about Mars Rover Curiosity, and short films by individuals like Alex Roman’s The Third & The Seventh, Richard Mans’ Abiogenesis, Erik Wernquist’s Wanderers, Alf Lovvold’s Dawn of the Stuff, and so many more.nnEchoic Audio, one of the UK's leading music & sound design studios, joined this adventure with epic cinematic score and detailed sound design which catapulted the film to a new level that I had never imagined.nnThis project pushed me to do what I never thought I could do. However, it also keeps punching me in the face and shows me how limited my skills are. There are still tons of problems in the making that I can't figure out even now. nnThanks to everyone for the support along the way. The new adventure begins...n*/ Less
