Goal
Design a mechanical human heart that feels real and believable. It had to be sketched and modeled in order to be implemented as a CG hologram in the film.
Role
I collaborated with the director Michael Chance as well as with the visual-effects supervisors Jesse Boots & Deb. Santosa all along the entire process.
Contribution
2D digital sketches
Complete 3D model
3D animation sequences
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BETA #1
BETA #1 is the first heart concept. Its form language is inspired by the original organic Human organ. Every element, muscle, valve and canal has been re-designed to be mechanical and synthetic while still reflecting the silhouette of a “Human Heart” as we know it.
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CGI
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Beta Heart overview
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Quick Charge Connector
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Blood Flow Monitoring
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BETA #2
BETA #2 is a mechanical human heart composed by a tight assembly of hard surface components within a soft, transparent synthetic shell. It is a complex model featuring realistic functions such as the blood inlets/outlets and regulating blood flow valves. In the film, the Beta is shown as a hologram.
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Design
During the creation stage, I went back to my biology books and did thorough searches about how the human heart actually works.
I learned a lot in the process and it allowed me to generate a clever design that implements a believable concept.
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Final Concept
Here is a glimpse at what it looks like in the final edit of the film.
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Extracts
Short clips from the film with the final heart hologram.
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Featured
The “BETA heart” concepts were featured in the Nuthin’ But Mech vol. 3 book from Design Studio Press.
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