Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg
Animation and motion graphics from “Elemental: Hydrogen vs Hindenburg”, a National Geographic documentary by Academy Award-winner Robert Zemeckis revealing how hydrogen has controlled the outcome of human history.
This eclectic mix of animation and motion graphics is inspired by design trends of each time period including a solar system timeline, Henry Cavendish’s original hydrogen experiment illustrations, Hindenburg blueprints, hydrogen’s attraction to oxygen, the invention of the hydrogen bomb and the US/Soviet space race.
Post Production: Cutting Edge
Creative Director: Zenon Kohler
VFX Producer: Jessica Vines
VFX Coordinator: Sarah Burton
Storyboard Artist & Illustrator: Ian Anderson
Lead Motion Graphics Artist: Victor Bandeira
“H2O Courtship” Animator: Ahmed Nashabe
“Teller and Oppenheimer” Animator: Jasper St Aubyn West
“Space Race” Animator: Ricky Marks
3D Modelling: Ahmed Nashabe
Motion Graphics Artist: Amy Wheelhouse
Nuke Compositor: Ross Macpherson
