A TOPIARY concept Visual Effects | follow-up to PRIMER | An Unmade Masterpiece

A few months ago I stumbled upon a PDF document of concept art for the film A TOPIARY, which is from the same director that brought us the time travel film PRIMER.

I was amazed at A TOPIARY'S concept art and I thought that many of these objects and shapes could be created with a 3D printer. I have been on the fence about getting a 3D printer for years now but this inspired me to finally take the plunge and purchase one.

The A TOPIARY script is a fascinating read.
Advice, I recommend having the concept art PDF close by to help visualize the foreign and ever-expanding technology that is thrust upon the main characters.

There are many more engineering steps that come after the KNEE ASSEMBLY, which is where my video ends.

It would have been interesting to see what this film would have looked like if ever been made. Hopefully, this video will shed a light on some of the imaginative elements that this film would have consisted of.

If you want to take a deeper dive into the unmade film A TOPIARY, here are some links.

CONCEPT TRAILER (many animations were featured in this video)
https://vimeo.com/23608364

SCRIPT -
https://indiegroundfilms.files.wordpr...

CONCEPT ART PDF :
https://robertgraff.files.wordpress.c...

A TOPIARY WIKI FAN-PAGE :
https://a-topiary.fandom.com/wiki/A_T...

BREAKDOWN of script by you-tuber DisRegarding Henry
He does a great job and goes in-depth into every aspect of the script.
Part 1 -    • Unmade Masterpieces: Shane Carruth's A Top...  
Part 2 -    • Unmade Masterpieces: Shane Carruth's A Top...  
Part 3 -    • Unmade Masterpieces: Shane Carruth's A Top...  

3D MODELS that I created :
https://www.thingiverse.com/joeyshank...

I would love for the 3D printing community to try and create more printable models from the concept art PDF document. I'm just a beginner in the 3D printing world and I'm sure a more experienced person could take it to another level in design and detail of the prints.

If you are wondering how I did the 3D printing time-lapses, I used a program called Octoprint / Octoplase. It took me about a month to figure it out. Had to get a Raspberry Pi and program it. It was a nightmare of a time learning but I eventually got it working properly. Octolpase is a program that tells the print head to move out of the way for each layer of the print, so it's a nice smooth and clean-looking timelapse.

Thanks for watching guys!!!

It feels good to upload a new one, I know it's been a while.

all the best,
JOEY SHANKS
http://MovieMagicNow.com