299,792 kilometers per second ... Real or FX?

299,792 kilometres per second ... Real or FX?
movement to old-school sci-fi creativity in a kickstarter project 
a DCIFF Short by Russ Imrie

Computer Graphics (CGI), green screens, rendered 3-D models, particle generators and wireframe models are part of the modern film toolkit. They enable time and reality to be molded and mashed up at will by the filmmaker. 



But in an article at TechZwin, Sci-Fi filmmakers Derek Van Gorder and Otto Stockmeier tell how they will work with  models, not computer generated  vehicles and scenery on their film "C 299792 kilometers per second."  (The title refers to the speed of light as it is accepted to be today.)

The film is about occupying technology and diverting it from war, a dramatic theme that  is  facilitated by a softer, more artful feel.

sector screenshot from trailer

Freed from the need to accommodate lighting parameters of green screen or  staging or to try  and match imperfect rendered objects, they can focus more on emotional intensity, story, and  character development. It can mean savings too. And it "looks better."


(see our article "Money, Money, Money" on crowd funding for Indie Film)