Ascent

[nikmcoleman]

Really really like this Directors work - fascinating.

[sherrylynn70]

It is very suRReaL to watch this..and, I must say ~czmma~ describes the intensity of your expression of the moment veRy weLL..I was watching when this tragedy happened and that moment was extremely intense and devastating..you have truly captured the moment with fire and intensity..Awesome editing..I have so much to learn and I am very thankFuL for your visit today..a true giFt..I choose to think from OuR Father up aboVe..cooL..keep expressing yourself..way cooL..

[hartistry]

Very nice. Thanks for putting it on the net.

[pankajkalra143]

gfhgh

[kwatequartey]

I enjoyed this.Always have. Really cool and fresh.

[MNWR1]

Very Cool! What computer and software did you use?

[mikecelona]

I made it with Adobe CS3, primarily with Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop. I like how these programs are available for both platforms because when I was on the go I had the ability to toss the project back and forth between my Mac G5 and PC notebook.

[mythos]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it!

[BlackmagicPictures]

A new form of visual art. Nicely put together.

Good job

[czmma]

static sensations blended into striking wonder, an ambiguity of calm and eerie...

gorgeous.

[richragsdale]

interesting

good use of sound

[fooniemusic]

Nice Work!

[Ankn85]

Very good!

[francisfordcoppola33]

Good!

[chrisevitts]

really wonderfull,a fine fall film

[ryangfilm]

this video is really interesting - very hypnotic...

great job.....

[ninjanels]

good story telling.

[thecultguy]

wow!

that was trippy

but nice touch with the planes, it really gave a sense of weightlessness

[CalicoJacksCarvery]

love it!

[happysarra]

Thank you for sharing this work. It evoked a feeling of great sadness. Beautifully produced.

[idontcareproductions]

Pretty cool. Interesting topic for an experimental film. I am curious of your process. Mesmerizing!

[hydrogencreative]

Excellent! The audio and video combine beautifully.

[eni10akarok]

This was great,thank you,I liked it

[motiondraw]

Very intense and evocative. Excellent use of sound. Keep up the good work!

[abeferraro]

Good stuff!

[LordMungo63]

Really very good...Video as art, Ambient visuals, and subtlety, (were those loads of little bombers?). Reminds me a little of "Koyaanisquatsi", which is high praise indeed,if you haven't seen it, you should. Keep up the good work, send me more like this!

[abeferraro]

Koyaanisquatsi...now that's an epic documentation...see it once and you'll never forget it.

[mikecelona]

Thank you, yes I have seen Koyannisquatsi and I'm honored by the comparison! To answer your question about the effects please see my response to ambroziak's comment below.

[daninohio]

really cool. I like it

[ambroziak]

is that animation that starts at 1:10? or are the pixels making it look that way? either way that's my favorite part.

[mikecelona]

At night they light up the Eiffel tower so that it has this cool sparkling effect which I filmed with soft focus and a slowed shutter speed. I then captured the footage onto my computer where I extracted each frame as a still image, shuffled their order and then placed them back into the timeline in a strobe pattern against the shuttle and tower mesh backdrops with varying opacity. So to answer your question, no it's not really animation, just heavily edited video with in-camera effects.

[mikecelona]

p.s. sorry if that was long-winded

[ambroziak]

haha, no not at all. sounds like a lot of work, but it really paid off.

[leontimmermans]

compelling and hypnotic

i like how it sets an atmosphere

great work

[Byzantium31]

Well done, i liked the impressionistic "mix" of differents movies : interesting.

[chris10eyck]

Great editing. I really liked it.

[Hugh23132]

COOL

[peruanaanaperu]

nicely done. where's the footage from?

[mikecelona]

Thanks, the video is actually a mish-mash of sources: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Jamaica LIRR train station in NYC, a boat off the coast of Florida and archival media of the Challenger space shuttle disaster.