PROJECT OLYMPUS
Filmmaking / VFX
ICON is a construction company specializing in 3D printing. They have partnered with NASA to develop their technology towards building habitats with in-situ ressources on the Moon. World-renowned architecture offices, BIG and SEArch+ have signed on as architectural partners for the audacious project.
Based on the latest NASA works on Artemis Mission, the goal was to build a habitat on the south pole for future missions on Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Areas on the south pole are known as Permanently Shadowed Regions and shelter water ice in the craters
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To model the 3D environment, we used the Digital Elevation Model data from the LOLA (Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter)
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Credits:
Director / Editor : François Guinaudeau
CGI / Comp : Antonin Gaud, François Guinaudeau
Rigging : Charlie Leroy
CGI / Comp : Antonin Gaud, François Guinaudeau
Rigging : Charlie Leroy
Music is an interpretation of Debussy's "Clair de Lune" played by Phililppe Prud'homme and mixed by Pierre Luc Lecours.
A big Thanks to Silent Partners Studio who helped me for the renders !