The Carth

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

William Turner (1775-1851) blends light and color in his paintings in an extraordinary way. I am particularly fascinated by one of his paintings at the National Gallery in London: "Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway".

I have created a steam engine and have experimented with motion and colors in a environment fully created with my 3D tools. The Carth is my first video in the Turning around Turner series I have in mind to make.

3D work in Blender 2.7 and editing in Final Cut Pro X
Audio: SoundSnap, Final Cut audio library and Pond5
Music: Youtube library, Blue Danube by Richard Strauss
Willam Turner painting: The National Gallery download page
HDRI sky: CGSkies and hdri-hub.com
Render farm: RenderStreet