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FESSENDEN’S WORLDS: BIOSYS A SHORT FILM INSPIRED BY EDMOND HAMILTON’S “FESSENDEN’S WORLDS”
- Date Issued:
- 2021
- Abstract/Description:
- Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys is a short film inspired by the 1937 short story “Fessenden’s Worlds” by Edmond Hamilton. The first chapter situates the original story in science fiction film and media, and in wider folklore. Parallels and contrasts within the storylines of the original “Fessenden’s Worlds” and the Biosys short film are discussed. The second chapter examines all production techniques used to create Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys. Aspects of filmmaking include storyboarding and previsualization research, production design and prop building, and filming for green screen compositing. The post-production software techniques used to create Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys are discussed, including hard surface and organic 3D modeling in Maya; texturing in Substance Painter; rendering in Arnold; particle and geometric procedural visual effects using Trapcode Particular, Mir, and Shine; and motion graphics design for device displays in Adobe After Effects.
Title: | FESSENDEN’S WORLDS: BIOSYS A SHORT FILM INSPIRED BY EDMOND HAMILTON’S “FESSENDEN’S WORLDS”. |
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Name(s): |
Halak, Michael J. , author Eason, Shane, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor School of Communication and Multimedia Studies Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Date Created: | 2021 | |
Date Issued: | 2021 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 58 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys is a short film inspired by the 1937 short story “Fessenden’s Worlds” by Edmond Hamilton. The first chapter situates the original story in science fiction film and media, and in wider folklore. Parallels and contrasts within the storylines of the original “Fessenden’s Worlds” and the Biosys short film are discussed. The second chapter examines all production techniques used to create Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys. Aspects of filmmaking include storyboarding and previsualization research, production design and prop building, and filming for green screen compositing. The post-production software techniques used to create Fessenden’s Worlds: Biosys are discussed, including hard surface and organic 3D modeling in Maya; texturing in Substance Painter; rendering in Arnold; particle and geometric procedural visual effects using Trapcode Particular, Mir, and Shine; and motion graphics design for device displays in Adobe After Effects. | |
Identifier: | FA00013770 (IID) | |
Degree granted: | Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2021. | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
Subject(s): |
Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977 Hamilton, Edmond, 1904-1977. Fessenden's worlds Short films |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013770 | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |