Twilight Zone Hidden Wonders of the Ocean
Role: Creative Direction / Art Direction / Design / Animation
Excited to share one of the most rewarding and challenging projects from 2024. I teamed up with ARTECHOUSE and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to craft a 24-minute immersive show exploring the mysterious Ocean Twilight Zone—a place where science meets the surreal.
Using a blend of visual effects and some creative alchemy, I transformed scientific concepts into dreamlike, impressionistic underwater worlds. It was a fascinating challenge to bring the strange and wonderful creatures of this hidden realm to life.
Huge thanks to the talented team at Artechouse and the brilliant scientists at WHOI for their passion and collaboration throughout this journey! 💖
The sunlit symphony
Diatoms the jewels of the sea in their environment. Basking in the sunlit ocean surface. Photosynthetic lovers of carbon dioxide and keepers of the oceanic food chain.
the dusk dwellers
Zooplankton + Siphonophore, translucent ocean drifters. Energy transfer professionals on a nightly basis. Diel vertical migration, the largest daily mass migration on earth.
the language of light
Bioluminescence, the great deep sea language. A brilliant luminescent tapestry of communication.
The Twilight Zone
Look into the mesmerizing Strawberry Squid's tentacles, but don't touch.
mana from heaven
Marine snow the energy exporter from the ocean surface to the depths. Also know as Mana from Heaven.
guardians of the twilight
Closer to the surface, prismatic giants cruise through refracting waves of life.
the circle of life
Interconnected celebration of life, the micro and macro all as one.
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Credits
Client
Artechouse / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Creative Direction / Art Direction / Design / Animation
Emmett Feldman