The other day I was researching some character animation techniques for a short film I'd like to do, and I discovered Daniel Gies. Daniel is both a fellow Canuck* and animator/illustrator, and while his tutorials on the techniques I was investigating were fantastic, so was his overall portfolio. While poking through that work, I came along the following bit of sciency goodness, and I just had to share.

I mean what perfect—almost tailor made—content for this blog! His work is beautiful enough to feature for purely esthetic reasons, but thanks to it's (admittedly youth-targeted) scientific content, I'm wondering if anything could be more appropriate for this rag? Sure, it's not in-depth, and no scientifically informed adult is going to find the following clip overly informative. Yet to children I think it's the sort of stuff that might nurture future curiosity. And, as I've personally discovered recently, people seem to like content that provides them a real sense of scale.

Daniel is very, very gifted. I doubt many readers share my love for Adobe After Effects (my animation tool of choice) but for those who do, his work here is something to behold. The camera moves, sense of depth, and deftly designed look transcend what the software is often used for. 

Great work Daniel!