Pretty interesting. I liked how you fit the theme, and I know you didn't have much time on this (I read your recent newspost) but it was still great and you did well.
Reviews for "Macrocosm"
Reminds me of inception.
Love the music, and the concept pretty amazing. I just wish there was more plot in which he affected the world or tried to change it for better. :O
not sure if the supercollider sort of imagery at the start is suppose to be the creation of a smaller world or if its simply the computer model shown later it seems like conflicting material.
if the collision of mater represents the big bang then you would expect the world to be simple and less defined or for time to move at a faster rate to catch up to the world that created it. if its a computer model then the initial imagery wouldnt be needed .
not sure if you will respond but was this partially inspired by the higs partical experiments ?they lable the higs partical the god partical some times for no reason
Pahgawk responds:
It was more inspired by this short story than anything else: http://qntm.org/responsibility
As for the computer and particle stuff, that was more for visual interest, really, and to segue from the real world, where we have this type of scientific experimentation which still has the potential to lead to exciting and unexpected results, into more of a fantasy world where we actually get the unlikely and unexpected results. Once the model of the particle/world is constructed, the model IS the particle, for all intents and purposes. It makes it hard to apply any realistic logic to it because it's so unrealistic. The timing issue, which is a part where the short story and my movie differ a lot, mainly has to do with the fact that I just didn't have the time to add that level of complexity before the deadline, but also because in a fantasy world I felt it would be safe to take out that step and keep things making enough sense given the context of the already unrealistic world.
Sad to see your stress showing through. The concept is interesting, I wonder if it could have been better communicated or understood with a more common setting. I found the opening segments difficult to enjoy, and I think that had to do with the methods and motions of a lab tech being uninteresting to watch. There are probably other scenarios that could have created a better startup, but I do think the final unplugging was well done and fit with the flash as set forth.
I think there are a lot of people who aren't going to understand that, but I see what you wanted to capture and I appreciate it.
Good luck in NATA, I definitely want to see more of your work.
Pahgawk responds:
I think it probably would have been better if I had used dialogue to explain the setup, because people are more interesting to watch than computer screens, generally speaking. Takes a lot more work to do, though. You'll probably understand why, under pressure, I decided to animate words being typed on a screen instead of people talking.