2010 Art Director / 3D generalist reel highlighting concept, design, and animation work from recent projects.

The Antikythera Mechanism is a graphic-fueled experimental narrative journey, traversing snow covered alien desert landscapes, fractured forests, and hyper-futuristic cities. In this re-imagining of the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism (an ancient mechanical computer - dating back to 150-100 BCE), our surreal fairy tale follows our guide as she unearths a mysterious object that acts as a catalyst to unfold reality and open up a series of answers in the form of worlds ranging from distorted natural vistasto stylised synthetic futurescapes. The film was featured on BT’s 2006 DVD releaseThis Binary Universe.
Director: Scott Pagano
Cinematography, Editing, Animation, Effects: Scott Pagano
Music: BT
Producer: Ron Martino

1.618 is a graphic short film exploring a world of lush mathematically inspired animations that convey both the mood of the dramatic musical composition and the pure beauty that can be constructed through the logic and structure of numbers. From epic landscape cinematography studying the patterns of the desert to complex procedural organic 3D animation, this piece works to create a dynamically powerful yet seemingly effortless blend of sound and image. The film was featured on BT’s 2006 DVD release This Binary Universe.
Director: Scott Pagano
Cinematography, Editing, Animation, Effects: Scott Pagano
Music: BT
Producer: Ron Martino

warm as emerging sunlight (ke$ha - tik tok)

This work is a part of a series created in early 2010 called “The Reverence Collection”. Initially designed for a gallery installation but in light of the Justin Bieber 800% slower phenomenon (http://soundcloud.com/shamantis/j-biebz-u-smile-800-slower) - I figured it was a sign that the release of these pieces be delayed no longer. If you have the opportunity please watch these pieces in a dark room with the image as large as possible and with the sound turned up. Enjoy the break from chaos.
Project Description:
The Reverence Collection is a series of sound/image works created by transforming pop music videos into epic slowly undulating audiovisual environments. The source material for the pieces is derived from a careful selection of contemporary top-of-the-charts pop music videos. The transfiguration of fast disposable cultural detritus into a space for slowness, contemplation, and exploration of detail on a time-scale that is less and less attainable amidst the tempo of contemporary society is a modern digital alchemy, turning a slice of the short-attention-span questionable-message cultural data stream into a counterpart 180 degrees from the original motives. The works are designed for reflective introspection and trance-like detachment from a constant crushing inundation by the constant consumption of sensory pollution.

The color and audio in the pieces is sources is derived entirely from the original materials. No additional sound elements are introduced and the rich epic ambient ethereal soundscapes are the result of warping and recomposing the three plus minute disposable pop tracks. In a world that requires constant feedback, communication, consumption, and response - the work strives to take a shard of that chaotic density and turn the raw source material into an intense environment for introspection and meditative focus on deceivingly simple compositions of evolving sound and image.

In a similar fashion to the sound, the imagery is stretched, processed, and shattered to be used as raw color information for the skeletal backbone of the glass-like sculptural forms that slowly undulate and glimmer with the audio. The creation of almost-still slowness from the fast-paced distraction-dynamics invites the potential to deny the attention-deficit culture around us and embrace the opportunity to be enveloped by light and sound.

joy revision
real-time audio analysis | an homage to a classic
image: scott pagano
music: trifonic - sooner or later (rubble mix)
software developed in TouchDesigner
download TouchDesigner and joy revision here - http://bit.ly/7RR2I8
www.neither-field.com
www.trifonic.com
www.derivative.ca

A side-by-side version of my video "pororoca" showing the final rendered version and the lo-res animatic of the piece.

An exploration through a mysterious underwater world inspired by the forms and movement of sea life and micro organisms. Hybrid organic and synthetic creatures undulate and wander through heavy waters in concert with the cinematic soundtrack.
Directed / Designed / Animated by Scott Pagano
Music Production / Composition / Violin by Laura Escudé (www.lauraescude.com)
Recent interview about process & inspiration: http://toolfarminspirations.blogspot.com/2010/06/inspirations-conversation-with-scott.html

To view more videos, please visit Scot's Vimeo channel.