Sci-Fi CG Short Film: Lunaris Ascend

My first ever CG short film as a 20 years old foundation year student.

Softwares used: Gaea, Blender, Substance Painter, JS Placement, Photoshop, Unreal Engine5, Adobe Premiere pro.

Rendered in UE5, 4K IMAX

My end of year project, three months of intensive work, going through the whole process modeling andproducing a CG sci-fi short film from scratch. Inspired by the space elevator scenes from the‘The Wandering Earth ll'.

The content revolves around the concept of Electromagnetic Spacecraft Launching Railgun (Electromagnetic Mass Driver) for transporting Lunar Mining Helium-3 substance to a Cosmodrome (a utopian space colony) in construction. Helium-3 (He-3) fusion is a clean and efficient energy source that is achievable in the future. This offers a tantalizing solution, promising abundant energy without the harmful byproducts of traditional nuclear fission. However, the scarcity of He-3 on Earth necessitates alternative sources, with the Moon emerging as a promising reservoir. To achieve efficient lunar mining, lunar base needs to be built for mining and processing the regolith in order to extract He-3 and other valuable minerals. Furthermore, Space Railguns needs to be built for launching spaceships back to space from the moon for transporting extracted He-3 and minerals to the Cosmodrome in construction. The Lunar Mining and Space Railgun are actual scientifically proven concepts and it is theoretically achievable.

Self-taught in UE5, this is my first short film. Despite noticeable flaws rushed due to deadlines, there's still a lot of room for technical improvement.