This is a compilation video of many different space missions, most involving humans, set to the awesome music of Interstellar. My goal was to provide a filmic music video experience for the watcher, not just showing off some of the great footage that's out there, but also taking the viewer on somewhat of a ride through space history whilst providing some historical context.
I was inspired to do this after watching Interstellar and realizing just how much awesome 'real' footage there is that many people alive today will not have seen yet. Collecting the right footage and editing the video took a few days in total, spread out over a good two months. Editing this video was a very meaningful and enjoyable experience.
It is important to note that events shown in this video are not chronological. Although I have tried to keep events ordered logically, I have often intercut footage from several different missions to make for a more telling story. That said, I've kept a somewhat linear timeline, where we start with the V2 missile, then see the X15, Mercury, Gemini, some early EVAs, Apollo, and a lot of what comes after.
Additionally included are several shots from Curiosity (and the landing from mission control perspective), some great footage from Voyager and Cassini, SpaceShip Two, SpaceX Dragon and Grasshopper test flights, a lot of footage from the ISS, Orion, Space Shuttle, Soyuz, Skylab, Hubble, and much more.
With the exception of animations of Jupiter and Saturn, which were based on real photos but have been digitally enhanced, everything is completely real. Nothing in this video is animated. Some shots have been stabilized as they came from damaged film sources.
Footage comes from a variety of sources. A lot of it came from YouTube or Vimeo. Some great footage however is freely available on Archive.org, here: archive.org/details/nasa
If you download a lot of footage from this website (like I did), please make sure you donate to offset bandwidth costs. You can do this by going here: archive.org/donate
Overall well over 100 sources have been used for this video. If you're looking for a specific shot, send me a message and I'll do what I can to point you to the original.
Spaceflight History set to Interstellar Music MedleyFloris Porro2015-01-09 | If the video doesn't work for you, please try the Vimeo version: vimeo.com/130961949
This is a compilation video of many different space missions, most involving humans, set to the awesome music of Interstellar. My goal was to provide a filmic music video experience for the watcher, not just showing off some of the great footage that's out there, but also taking the viewer on somewhat of a ride through space history whilst providing some historical context.
I was inspired to do this after watching Interstellar and realizing just how much awesome 'real' footage there is that many people alive today will not have seen yet. Collecting the right footage and editing the video took a few days in total, spread out over a good two months. Editing this video was a very meaningful and enjoyable experience.
It is important to note that events shown in this video are not chronological. Although I have tried to keep events ordered logically, I have often intercut footage from several different missions to make for a more telling story. That said, I've kept a somewhat linear timeline, where we start with the V2 missile, then see the X15, Mercury, Gemini, some early EVAs, Apollo, and a lot of what comes after.
Additionally included are several shots from Curiosity (and the landing from mission control perspective), some great footage from Voyager and Cassini, SpaceShip Two, SpaceX Dragon and Grasshopper test flights, a lot of footage from the ISS, Orion, Space Shuttle, Soyuz, Skylab, Hubble, and much more.
With the exception of animations of Jupiter and Saturn, which were based on real photos but have been digitally enhanced, everything is completely real. Nothing in this video is animated. Some shots have been stabilized as they came from damaged film sources.
Footage comes from a variety of sources. A lot of it came from YouTube or Vimeo. Some great footage however is freely available on Archive.org, here: archive.org/details/nasa
If you download a lot of footage from this website (like I did), please make sure you donate to offset bandwidth costs. You can do this by going here: archive.org/donate
Overall well over 100 sources have been used for this video. If you're looking for a specific shot, send me a message and I'll do what I can to point you to the original.
No copyright infringement was intended for this video. It's purpose is public entertainment, I have no other gain from it.2 years of GoPro MaxFloris Porro2022-03-13 | Early 2020, just before COVID hit us, I bought a 360 degree GoPro camera thinking I would start creating videos of all the adventures I went on. The adventures of course didn't happen for a long time after that... But now finally I've been able to collect enough footage to put something fun together.
This video is a compilation of the last two years (about 60% or so is the last few months), where I've been lucky enough to pilot and drive all sorts of entertaining vehicles. This 360 camera is by far my new favourite creative tool, it just offers such a fun and unique perspective on the world and gives a sense of presence no other camera is capable of. Plus it's SUPER easy to shoot with.
The song is Alpha Minus - Run Boy RunSpaceX CRS-5 Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly Event stabilized, sharpened and slowmodFloris Porro2015-01-17 | ...737-700 Landing from the Cockpit - EHAM 18R - 28-12-2012 - KLM54MFloris Porro2015-01-13 | Landed around 18:00 UTC
Boeing 737-700 / PHBGX / KLM54M / KL1932
EHAM 281925Z 20016KT 160V230 9000 BKN007 OVC011 10/09 Q1016 BECMG BKN011 TEMPO 6000 -DZ= EHAM 281855Z 20015KT 9999 FEW005 BKN007 OVC011 09/09 Q1017 BECMG BKN011= EHAM 281825Z 20015KT 9000 FEW005 BKN007 OVC011 09/09 Q1017 BECMG BKN011= EHAM 281755Z 20015KT 170V230 6000 -DZ BKN005 OVC007 09/08 Q1017 BECMG 8000=Thunderstorm KölnFloris Porro2014-06-10 | Monday the 9th of June 2014.Space zoom-in attempt 1Floris Porro2007-11-23 | My first attempt at creating a zoom in effect from space all the way down to earth. Before I did this I had been thinking for a while on how to do it, and even while I completed it now I'm still thinking of smarter ways to do it.
So expect more soon.
Music is from Poseidon.
For those interested in how it was made:
The first peice of video is just an animation made in 3D Studio Max. The second is a zoom in in google earth. I made sure they were aligned properly for like 10 frames, and in those frames I had the big flash so the transition is hidden for a bit. I also added the circular fade-transition so it would seem like flying through the clouds a bit.