Energy by Gary Hesketh

[noulteriormotive]

Great song, brilliant video. The song reminds me of Christmas for some reason - perhaps because it's that time of year, I don't know.

[smartbluecat]

@noulteriormotive Thank you very much... I wrote it at Christmas time actually, Maybe a festive vibe sneaked its way in.

:o)

G

[231nDub1tableParad0x]

Smart blue cat rocks like a hurricane. It has been a wonderful and amazing visit. i am enthralled, but, I have few funds or I would support your work....favorited SCARS_ to my channel Awesome work ! Sir's and Mam's. I am sure your lives are full of joyful collaborations Ulric (seattle)

[smartbluecat]

@231nDub1tableParad0x Thank you so much for the great comment. Hurricanes rock pretty hard! It was nice to get a couple of other people on board for this one - Jesi and Paul are very talented and their voices really added something special. Go check out their channels if you get a mo (links in the description). Thanks again. Have a lovely weekend.

:o)

Gary

[BiowareNut]

Once again, you have completely enthralled me with your insight and creativity.

[smartbluecat]

@BiowareNut Thanks so much for the great comment.

:o)

Gary

[POPARTPRODUCTlONS]

Just stopping back for some second helpings of this fantastic video!

[EricPinaIAmGod]

My favorite part is the man on the computer just creating while the world falls apart no matter how you look at it, energy is the response and creation of all, I love this video because it captures existence, I love the way the music fits the motions and the colors that were used, this is crazy, I love your other videos as well, I just have to know if you create the music or video, maybe both, I'm a visionary and I can appreciate art of this magnitude!

[EricPinaIAmGod]

How did you create this?

[smartbluecat]

@EricPinaIAmGod Hey thanks for the kind words. I'm afraid the answer would be HUGE so I'll list software for now. If you have a specific question about the audio or video fire away. I modelled, textured, rigged, animated and rendered all the 3D stuff in Maya, I composited the layers, did the 2D animation/colour correction in After Effects, I used Particle Illusion for the particle effects, I created the textures in Photoshop, and I and recorded the music in Audition.Hope that helps. :o)

G

[Willowtable]

Impact felt deeply om .*.

[smartbluecat]

@Willowtable I'm glad it hit the spot.

:o)

G

[v9y2k4]

well smartbluecat, you are a very creative man!

[v9y2k4]

well smartbluecat, you are an very creative man!

[smartbluecat]

@v9y2k4 Thank you very much... most of the time I feel like a very tired man.

:o)

Gary

[smartbluecat]

@readtomdotcom Thanks man. You always write great comments!

:o)

Yeah this was bursting out of my head. It became a tech test for Open the Door to see how much I can squeeze out of my laptop by creating each segment in layers. Open the Door is far more detailed now because of this. Thanks again for all the kind words and support, bro. You're the man, Tom.

:o)

Have a great day.

Gary

[CitySolitare]

Awesome absolutely awesome.

[smartbluecat]

@CitySolitare Cheers!

:o)

G

[panthersocks]

Can't get enough of your imagination!

:)

This is amazing.

[RKRFilmsss]

why u are not PARTNER??

[smartbluecat]

@RKRFilmsss  Maybe in time anything's possible. Cheers for the kind words.

:o)

Gary

[RKRFilmsss]

@smartbluecat

it's all deserved man!!

U ROCK!!

[loopyone73]

@smartbluecat It's possible now man.. I'm sure of it.... did you ask yet?

3000 views in under 2 months bro. That speaks volumes Gary! I'm writing to the editor tomorrow mate, this really should be featured.

ps. sorry, I went scooby doo all over your page yesterday (that's not rhyming slang or anything btw lol)

3002 billion stars for this my friend.

[smartbluecat]

Cheers mate. Don't be sorry! Scooby Doo behaviour is always welcome. I just got working on that new project and didn't see your mail until later on... by then the moment had passed.

:o)

I wrote to you tube a few weeks ago... maybe you'll note will have better luck.

:o)

Have a great evening bro I'm back off to the workshop.

Gary

[loopyone73]

@smartbluecat The swines! I'm on the case matey.... it's not a request.... it's a demand. This WILL be featured and they will learn that they shouldn't mess with 2 big blue beasties... where there's a WILL there's a way damn it. =)

[loopyone73]

@smartbluecat Sent it bro. I think I put the case forward quite nicely so I'll be keeping my fingers crossed and waiting expectantly. =)

[Lovnpce]

very cool ~*

[smartbluecat]

@Lovnpce Thanks. Very glad you like it.

:o)

Gary

[smartbluecat]

@garyoldman4me Thank you very much... it was quite a learning curve!

:o)

Gary

[PhilosopherFresh]

awesome!! your videos always put a smile on my face! great work my man!

[smartbluecat]

@PhilosopherFresh  Cheers bro, glad you like it. Taking a bit od as break after this... it was a big one!

:o)

Thanks for stopping by.

Gary

[smartbluecat]

"bit of a break" I meant to say!

lol

G

[PhilosopherFresh]

@smartbluecat I here ya .... we all need a break sometime! I'll probably end up using your graphics in a video at some point, it's pretty bad ass! ;)

[smartbluecat]

Yeah OK, just let me know when you do it and add a link as usual and you can use what you want.

:o)

Hope all is well with you. It's nice and sunny here so I'm off out for a walk,

Take care man.

Gary

[AphroditeEros33]

very wonderful and beautiful video that it takes me to another dimensional world*^-^* mysterious and strange feeling, but not bad feeling at all*^-^* Thank you very much for making & sharing this awesome vid*^-^*

[smartbluecat]

Thank you very much. Glad you like it. Cheers for stopping by too.

Come back any time.

:o)

Gary

[RoadBikeBird]

Well, here I am again.

Tapping into your energy to face another day without questioning why.

J.x.

[smartbluecat]

Cheers J! Tap all you want there's plenty for everyone.

:o)

I hope you had a nice weekend.

Gary

[RoadBikeBird]

@smartbluecat

Yes - I did !

Played in the garden - getting it together for Jonny's wedding on 3rd July.

Garden is looking amazing

Cycled 62 miles (again).

and now putting together a lesson plan for my course work.

Never a dull moment.x.

[YOZcreative]

Nice mood in this video, love the black cat looking at the birds and the mother with her baby

[smartbluecat]

Cheers. I'm glad you like it. It was a lot of work.

:o)

Those are two of my favourites too.

:o)

Gary

[stephstrand]

AWESOME Gary!!  Just beautiful.

[smartbluecat]

Steph! I'm glad you like it.

Cheers. Thanks so much for dropping by. It's always great to see you here.

:o)

I hope you're doing well. Oh!... and get another tune up pronto! ...please.

:o)

Gary

[jimmymac30]

this is really cool

[smartbluecat]

Really cool of you to say. Cheers for stopping by.

:o)

Gary

[panthersocks]

I keep noticing more and more! You're a maniac! In a good way!

:)

Bravo times a thousand.

[smartbluecat]

Yeah my sanity has been questioned before. lol.

Cheers for swinging by again, man.

:o)

G

[Clobberbob55]

Had to stop by for another burst of energy.

[smartbluecat]

Dude, you're always welcome... take as much as you can carry. Thanks so much for that beautiful pm. It means a great deal, bro. Comments like that really help to keep me going in the dark times. Cheers to you.

Have a wonderful week.

:o)

Gary

[helen1434]

totaly brill love it

[smartbluecat]

Thanks for stopping by and giving it a watch/listen.

:o)

Gary

[Kenryuenryu]

i like it, relaxing

[smartbluecat]

@Kenryuenryu Thank you very much!

:o)

Gary

[AndrewCothill]

looking prefessional without being cliched.

I don't say this lightly - always inspirational.

Also love the method of drawing attention to the smaller things by addressing the bigger things. Reminds me that these things aren't so small after all.

Thank you Gary.

[WavelengthRose]

what a masterpiece..you out did yourself with this one, Gary.

i was in a trance the whole time...woa

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, Rose! Alwaya great to hear from you.

I hope all is well at your end.

:o)

Thanks for swinging by. Have a wonderful weekend.

Gary

[playmate659]

♥ Very Relaxing And Enjoyable Video ♥

[smartbluecat]

Thanks!

:o)

Gary

[panthersocks]

Can't stop watching.

:)

[fuckoffycus]

Supermassive creation, Gary :) It sounded so nice I listened thrice! Such a nice upload, well done Jesi & Paul, you guys are perfect *****

[smartbluecat]

Cheers Trish! It was a biggy, I'm glad you liked it.

Hope you're well!

:o)

Gary

[LadyWeaver]

Oh my...I'm speechless....

[smartbluecat]

In a good way I hope.

:o)

Cheers for swinging by.

Gary

[LadyWeaver]

In a totally good way ;-)

[POPARTPRODUCTlONS]

A magical and spiritual video smartbluecat! Keep up the great energy!

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, Pops!

:o)

Gary

[Clobberbob55]

I once heard that a man can live his deepest truth, but he cannot speak it.

I've spent plenty of time pondering the meaning of those words.

And, now...I've spent plenty of time pondering what to say about THIS wrench in my schedule.

I'm sorry, but everything I come up with, rings like gratuitous butt-smoke.

So, I'm just gonna sit here for awhile before I watch it again, completely amazed, then go to bed.

Resting, assured there is profound love in the world.

Thank you, Gary.

[smartbluecat]

Yeah... if I ever get to release something properly you're still doing cover blurb.

:o)

Thanks so much, bro. You always know exactly what to say. I'll keep pacing around my deepest truth with a flash light for as long as you like the brief partial glimpses I manage to illuminate.

:o)

Have a wonderful week, mate.

Gary

[smartbluecat]

Cheers. Thanks for watching.

:o)

Gary

[tulpa1234]

Tunnel in the sky... Yes. Absolutely fabulous. I think your dad will confirm. Our Mum introduced us to Robert Heinlein. She was full of surprises! For modern equivalents, try Greg Egan. An Australian 'Hard' Science Fiction writer who bases his stuff on real astrophysics. Recommended. xx

[smartbluecat]

Sounds good. I'll add him to my reading list.

:o)

Gary

[loopyone73]

So... is there anything more I can say about this magnum opus of a creation that get's better and better every dozen or so times that I watch it? Are there words I can find to really do it justice and to describe how it has the ability to literally put me in touch with my soul as does all of your work. Is there a good enough way to thank you for giving us this priceless work here for free and creating it for the sake of creation itself?

Nope, don't think there is. Oh well. Maybe next time. ; )

[smartbluecat]

Dude, you know how much your comments mean to me so I won't reiterate here beyond saying thank you from the bottom of my heart. It wouldn't have been the same without you. Please let me know the moment I can return the favour by humming or strumming along with one of your masterpieces.

:o)

I hope it proving to be a fantastic weekend, mate.

Gary

[loopyone73]

@smartbluecat I sure will bro but I think you probably already knew that. It's ticking away in this old noodle of mine amongst all the other ticks and tocks, just waiting for that cha-ching moment... think I'll try something a little different for that one... it's got to be extra special... huge even...

Have a great one mate, hope there isn't a cloud in sight. =)

Paul.

[skeletone111]

Awesome!!! TUP

[smartbluecat]

Cheers!

:o)

Gary

[AVDJ]

Gary, dude, this is awesome. You are prolific for sure. I love the song too. Mindblowing, your talents.

[smartbluecat]

Man, thank you so much, you are very kind. I'm so glad you like this... it was a slog I can tell ya.

:o)

Cheers for swinging by and leaving such a great comment, mate.

:o)

Have a wonderful weekend.

Gary

[66shadymilkman]

Loving this! Well done sir!

[smartbluecat]

@66shadymilkman Great to hear from you, mate. I hope you're doing well. Thanks for checking this out. Have a great weekend.

:o)

Gary

[missyA1958]

This is Fabulous! The Lyrics, Vocals, Music, and Video Are All Completely Splendid! Bravo to You All For This Amazing Production! Loved It! Thank You Paul for Sharing This With Me. Peace Always, Missy.

[smartbluecat]

What a lovely comment. Thank you!

Have a great weekend.

:o)

Gary

[TheOUTERLIMITS3]

*****

[smartbluecat]

@TheOUTERLIMITS3 Cheers for that.

:o)

Gary

[im4out]

stars are cool.....

[smartbluecat]

Indeed they are.

:o)

Thanks for watching mine.

Gary

[tulpa1234]

Marvellous Gary. Thank you. This resonates in so many ways. (See my blog for details!)

You go from strength to strength. I can't wait for your take on the smaller particles and probability!

[smartbluecat]

Thanks, R. It was a tough one to pull together - in the end I felt it necessary to stylize everything - LOL what the hell do quasiparticles look like anyway - I went down the waves of disturbance track and before long the artist in me was screaming "sod it, lets make it pretty." Your blog is looking great I love that pic of your cat and was that Tunnel in the Sky on your bookshelf? One of the best books ever. Better go, there's a stobor at my door.

:o)

Gary

[tps607]

had to have some more energy!  Cheers!

[smartbluecat]

Cheers man. There's plenty. Take all you can carry.

:o)

Gary

[smartbluecat]

Cheers man. That's exactly right.

:o)

Gary

[gherkamum]

LOve this

Great track & Vid

5****

terry

[smartbluecat]

Thanks Terry. Glad you do.

:o)

Gary

[sistalinda]

The concept is great.

[smartbluecat]

cheers for watching.

:o)

Gary

[soulsistah100]

Looks and sounds great! Thanks for sharing.

[smartbluecat]

Thank you for watching.

:o)

Gary

[VirgilGuitar]

this is an epic.

[smartbluecat]

So is life. Cheers for stopping by.

:o)

Gary

[doghousedave]

Stunning

[smartbluecat]

Cheers man!

:o)

Gary

[robertocasijazz]

Sorprendente....coinvolgente..­.evocativo....metafisico.

Meravigliato...meraviglioso!!!­!

Roberto.

[smartbluecat]

@robertocasijazz  Thanks again!

:o)

Gary

[EdMuirton]

Excellent song and video! Fabulous production! Most enjoyed! Cheers!

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, bro!

:o)

Gary

[Demoman1980]

Wow what a great video,great sound as well,beautiful i love it thumbs up ! What kind of video software are you using ?

[smartbluecat]

Thanks very much!

:o)

I modelled, animated and rendered everything in Maya and composited it all in After Effects. Cheers for stopping by.

:o)

Gary

[robertocasitenore]

Molto Bello....veramente bello!!!!!

Roberto.

[smartbluecat]

Thank you very much.

:o)

Gary

[swagmantle]

im blown away yet again, this is outstanding, i love it, im totally mesmerised by it,

Pure Art Pure Genius.

[smartbluecat]

Aw cheers, mate. What a wonderful comment.

:o)

Gary

[klaus50J]

Nice Song and very nice Video. Super! :-)

[smartbluecat]

Thanks very much!

:o)

Gary

[smartbluecat]

What a fantastic comment! Thank you so much.

:o)

Gary

[luvperu1]

Hi --My second viewing,,thank you for the share---

I love it even more than the first time..Gre888 music.

vocals, video clips...Yes..keep me on your send list.Polly

[smartbluecat]

@luvperu1 thank you so much!

:o)

I certainly will.

Gary

[karmakomodia]

Ding the Dong.! Right The Wrong. Smartbluecat..I love this song!! 

Fan-Tan-Stic !!!!

[smartbluecat]

haha! Cheers.

:o)

Gary

[LillyC68]

Wow... great work!

Thumbs up and thanks to Paul for the share!

Lilly

[smartbluecat]

Cheers! I'm very glad you liked it!

:o)

Gary

[elephantgrass]

great stuff!

[smartbluecat]

Thank you!

:o)

Gary

[beastlycad]

Nice....

[smartbluecat]

Cheers to ya!

:o)

Gary

[externalcontrol]

totally excellent !!!

Love it!!

[smartbluecat]

Excellent of you to say. Thank you.

:o)

Gary

[gherkamum]

love it

great work

5*****

terry

[smartbluecat]

Cheers! Thanks for swinging by and giving it a listen.

:o)

Gary

[noypok]

very remarkably done!how a r you friend!

thanks for sharing!

cheers!

Jerome :-D

[smartbluecat]

Thanks man! Very glad you liked it!

:o)

I'm tired and need a big rest after this but O;pen the Door won't make itself.

:o)

Thanks again.

Gary

[andrewnorris1]

Came back for yet another listen. Wonderful the way the sound is so expansive and simply fills the brain with great vibrations from way, way, way across the universe.

[mcasual]

that's a great video and it fits with my recent uh experiments ( to have glow effects in openGL renders ) and, the hug scene, i was thinking about the Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel video earlier today ! :) what was the title uh .. dont worry ... oh ... title: Don't Give Up

[smartbluecat]

Cheers man. Thanks for watching.

:o)

Most of the glows in this where added in post - each seven sec section had between three and eight layers of content. I don't know what I'd do without After Effects! lol. The idea of rendering that much data at that rez in one pass gives me chills - I can smell my laptop burning. I love that Kate Bush/Peter Gabriel song and you're so right that scene is a bit of a homage. Bravo for noticing you're the first.

:o)

Gary

[eaglecrowowl]

I love the concept, the lyrics, the grandness, the interconnectedness, the merging of small and large and the beautiful beautiful imagery. It's so gorgeous. I love the rocks and and sea and trees at 1:13, the cat watching the birds. The music is perfect, it's all just comes together in one fantastic whole. I wish I could favorite it 20 times. So beautiful. I love it! :)

[smartbluecat]

Caren you're a star! Thank you. That means a great deal. Cheers for dropping by and leaving such a beautiful comment. You're very good at that by the way.

:o)

Gary

[eaglecrowowl]

Gary, I am speechless. I need a minute.

[Projoiner1]

I just love your stuff...

This has so many things going on it's just fantastic, thanks for sharing your talent.

So nice to come after a long day, find this in the inbox, and take a few minutes to think ....and relax.

Thank you

Cheers

[smartbluecat]

Hi Daryl! Thanks, man. I'm very glad you like it. Yeah I tried to pack in as much detail as I could - the ufo from my hoax vid, the clock from Robotterfly, the guy making the 3d laptop he's working on, the Energy sheet music above the keyboard on the fear section... on and on and on. Most of it's lost unless you watch at hd on a sizeable monitor but I like knowing it's there.

:o)

G

[christel2846]

LOVE,LOVE,LOVE this video!!!! Fantastic music and visuals!!!

Christel

Thanks David for this great share

[smartbluecat]

Thanks soooo much. Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a kind comment.

:o)

Gary

[danoinreno]

well that was tripped out !!

[smartbluecat]

It's a trippy world.

:o)

Thanks for watching.

Gary

[danoinreno]

@smartbluecat your welcome , I saw this on SanDiLee21 channel , and really I feel that energy is all there is, and we are all part of the same energy

peace and pancakes DanO

[panthersocks]

A work of brilliance, mate. I keep coming back for more. You know what I think you've changed my view of the world. lol. I was going to work today and watching life through the train window i found myself focusing these things I pass every day and your video came to mind. I started humming "the chavs, the cider, the window, the bee... lol. I think this is a very important video, man. I hope lots of peeps see it.

:)

Awesome.

[smartbluecat]

Dude that's fantastic!!!

:o)

There is so much in what we see as mundane. "the chavs, the cider, the window, the bee" would be a good sequel. Get to it.

:o)

Gary

[SanDiLee21]

Brilliant.....such magic and love in this creation from two amazing talents Gary and Paul. I am literally gobsmacked by this...... 100 million stars to you; and thank you both....!!!!!

[smartbluecat]

Hey! Cheers! That's three talents, Sandi!!! Jesi did wonderfully too. lol

:o)

Thanks so much. Have a great week. I'll try to put those stars to good use.

Gary

[SanDiLee21]

@smartbluecat OOHHH, sorry Jesi :( Its just me and my senility Jesi LOL

GREAT JOB EVERYONE..!!!!

[smartbluecat]

lol. Well thanks for watching anyway.

:o)

G

[roadbiketraveller]

I cannot find the right word to describe how I feel when I watch this.

But I can feel it.

I just want to get my kit on and get out there.

You cannot write any more verses yet because you have not lived them yet.

Gary, I can feel everything here, the pain, the anguish, the love and the laughter and above all the hope.

Julia.x.

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, J! That means a lot. Trust me though, I had a million other verses.

:o)

Thank goodness I didn't put them all in. I never thought of making a video for this until the beginning of the year, I would have saved myself some trouble and shortened the track had I known I was going to animate this much. lol.

:o)

It was one heck of a learning curve. Your support means the world to me. Thanks for watching.

:o)

Gary

[RoadBikeBird]

@smartbluecat

And as you know, I am happy just to sit and listen to your beautiful voice recite all the other verses for as long as it takes. Time is not infinate, but if you only spoke for 24 hours, just one whole day, it would have been a meaningful day in my life.

J.x.

[smartbluecat]

What a lovely thing to say, J.

Thank you.

:o)

Gary

[wigon]

Wow...you really outdid yourself Gary! Tremendous work! IamNoTheMoon is right, this is stuff people would pay to watch. Ya need a website with a little PayPal donation button on the site at least as I think alot of people would donate to a worthy cause such as your art. At any rate...overall very relaxing and enjoyable. What a wonderful way to start my day watching this video this beautiful morning. Thank you my friend, you bring light to our lives.

[smartbluecat]

Thank you so much, mate! You always lift me up with your kind words. Cheers for your ongoing support. I appreciate it greatly.

:o)

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Gary

[withnailus]

Epic Gary, love it, this should win Oscars, I do hope it becomes massive, it's class, into my favs

[smartbluecat]

Hey man! Cheers for swinging by! I'm so glad you like it. Thanks for leaving such a great comment.

:o)

Gary

[angeliesings]

Interesting stuff :) . me likeys!

[smartbluecat]

Why thank you. I'm glad you do.

:o)

Gary

[andrewnorris1]

Tremendous, a feast for the senses. My latest favourite!

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, Andrew! That means a great deal. Thanks for stopping by, mate.

:o)

Gary

[kristshun]

Top notch, (the song was really cool too)-

K

[smartbluecat]

@kristshun thanks so much. It was a bloody nightmare to put together but I'm glad I got through it.

:o)

G

[owlphanumeric]

this would go startlingly well as a soundtrack to the book i'm writing.  if it ever goes to film, i'm calling you. fan-fricking-tastic.

[smartbluecat]

Dear Callie I expect a call if that ever happens. I'm all intrigued about your book now. Read us a chapter will you?

:o)

Thank you for the lovely comment.

:o)

Gary

[RANDOMATNESS]

superb - utterly fascinating - you will never get fired - loved every image

[smartbluecat]

Cheers dude! I don't want to be fired so that's fantastic news!

:o)

Gary

[IamNotTheMoon]

Dude, you keep raising the bar! Keep this shit up, and people are going to have to PAY to watch YouTube videos.

[smartbluecat]

Dude, you keep writing comments like that one and people are gonna think I'm paying you. Thank you so much mate. It means a lot from you, sir. I say thank you.

:o)

Gary

[tps607]

very cool work here...all of you made the sum of the parts greater than the whole...a brilliant collaboration...*****

[smartbluecat]

Cheers, man! Thanks so much for stopping by and giving it a listen/watch.

:o)

Have a wonderful week.

Gary

[ScalerWave]

Looks and sounds awesome !

[smartbluecat]

Thank you!

:o)

G

[bowlingballout]

I really like what you've created here.

I'm glad I let the buffering complete so that I could watch this in HD.

Jesi Erin is a great talent too.