A hacker’s journey through the digital powers of ten, from vast virtual highways to microscopic neural pathways and consciousness itself.
Tools
Maya, Redshift, After Effects, Photoshop
Digital Sublime is a film that follows a hacker’s journey through the micro and macro scales of cyberspace. Moving through digital networks, biological systems, and abstract states of consciousness, the film traces the flow of data from algorithm to memory. Inspired by William Gibson’s Neuromancer and the Eames film The Powers of Ten, it explores themes of the digital sublime, artificial intelligence, the body, memory, and consciousness.
A detailed storyboard was used to map the film’s movement through different scales of cyberspace and consciousness, with the final renders remaining true to the original sketches.
Initial Sketch
Final Render
The final image was constructed from six composited layers, allowing the scene to feel more dimensional, atmospheric, and spatially complex.
Harriet Brown’s sound design was influenced by Gas, particularly the track “A1” from Königsforst.