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  • Graphic DesignSelf Promotion

Country

  • United Kingdom

Client

  • This Thing of Ours

Animation Company

  • This Thing of Ours

Director

  • Alex Robinson

3D Animator

  • Norik Imami

Photographer

  • Chris Stevens

Videographer

  • Ben Sayer

Sound Designer

  • Howard whiddett

This Thing Of Ours created an experimental stop motion animation using a process called sub-surface engraving to launch its new design and animation studio. The process shines two laser beams at a cube, disrupting the crystal and creating a 3D image built from thousands of dots. Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, This Thing of Ours designed a low poly astronaut and animated a run cycle with an infinitely looping moon surface. All 24 of the frames were then engraved into glass cubes.