I borrowed the aesthetic from Science Fiction films, and isolated that into something that I hope will stimulate the imagination into its own spacefaring journey. It so happens that I’m a lazy animator. Using fractals, I can conjure up entire worlds without having to draw or model anything. These shapes hide in the formulas, they exist in a mathematical reality, all I need to do is explore those worlds and make them reveal themselves. For me, that discovery has become one of the most thrilling aspects of digital filmmaking. Julius Horsthuis
I borrowed the aesthetic from Science Fiction films, and isolated that into something that I hope will stimulate the imagination into its own spacefaring journey. It so happens that I’m a lazy animator. Using fractals, I can conjure up entire worlds without having to draw or model anything. These shapes hide in the formulas, they exist in a mathematical reality, all I need to do is explore those worlds and make them reveal themselves. For me, that discovery has become one of the most thrilling aspects of digital filmmaking. Julius Horsthuis[HDR10] [3D Fractal Trip] Broken MoleculesJulius Horsthuis2022-06-10 | music: Polynation - Coral Pt II Fractal short film, completely created and mastered in HDR with wide color gamut. The Bulbox P-2 with Amazing Surf in Julia mode gives this highly intricate lace of fractal surface to explore. I use multiple render passes to bring out the colors.
2022I Dreamt of IridescenceJulius Horsthuis2022-05-11 | Music: Energy52 - Cafe del Mar (Humate Remix) (Nalin & Kane Remix) (Michael Woods Remix) (Paul van Dyk’s XOXO Remix) & Le Mystère des Voix BulgaresThe Shpongle Sessions pt3: Beija FlorJulius Horsthuis2022-04-03 | Shpongle - Levitation Nation
Shpongle. An amazing band / musical project that I’ve been a fan of for over 20 years. Yet I’ve never used their music for my fractals. Until now. This little fractal trilogy is an homage to the profoundly original and swinging music of Shpongle.
Part 3 is a bit of a compilation – The original version of the song Levitation Nation was called Beija Flor, which means hummingbird in Portuguese. I tried to create a fractal bird and flower-like dance. The clouds you see in this part are shot by me in Tulum.
2022Mandelbulb3D BACKWARD Tutorial - Deconstructing the formulas originsJulius Horsthuis2021-07-02 | In this tutorial we're starting with the end product: an Instagram post. Then we go back in time 6 years to deconstruct the process of getting there.
Contains work from: "Echo of Being" by Lucas van Woerkum "The Big Blue Overture" - Eric Serra (Maud Geffray Remix) "Ayreon - Daniel's descent into Transitus Medley" by Arjan Lucassen "Geometric Properties" commissioned by ARTECHOUSE NYC
http://www.julius-horsthuis.comComing Soon: Geometric Properties in ARTECHOUSE NYCJulius Horsthuis2021-02-09 | Very proud to present my latest collaboration with artechouse.com/nyc Geometric Properties. It's been such an amazing experience to work with Artechouse in order to create this mind-bending audio-visual installation with music by David Levy and Michael Stearns.
Get ready to be immersed in the most technologically-advanced fractal experience yet––one that’ll transport you from the recent past to an ideal future where nature and math inspire.
music: Hidden Citizens - Swan Lake (Epic Trailer Version) ℗ 2020 Silver Side Productions Composer, Writer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Daniel Olson[3D Fractal Trip] Cigno Frattale (classico)Julius Horsthuis2020-12-06 | A Fractal Swan dance set to Tchaikovsky's world famous Swan Lake theme.
music credits: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite - 1. Scene - Swan Theme · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan ℗ 1972 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin[3D FRACTAL TRIP] GestaltJulius Horsthuis2020-10-21 | With Gestalt I'm trying out a new technique, using lower spatial but higher temporal resolution to create motion blur. 24000 images were rendered to create this short art film. It's a re-visit of the parameters from Moiré from a few years back.
Music is by Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 2 Rendered in Mandelbulb3D http://www.julius-horsthuis.comChillout Tutorial 2 Fractal ArchitectureJulius Horsthuis2020-07-24 | The second "Chillout Tutorial" Here we explore more formulas and look at Fractals as if we're on an architectural tour. All of it is rendered in Mandelbulb3D, but no knowledge of the software is needed to enjoy this video. Music: Asura - Galaxies Part 1, Part2[3D FRACTAL TRIP] A Memory PalaceJulius Horsthuis2020-06-03 | I love the concept op Memory Palaces and wanted to visualize them fractally. Although I'm not sure if they're very useful when they keep morphing like that! http://www.julius-horsthuis.com Music: Max Cooper - Symmetry (feat. Tom Hodge) rendered in Mandelbulb3D[3D FRACTAL] NIGEL MULLANEY - Kessel Run (Official Music Video by Julius Horsthuis)Julius Horsthuis2020-05-01 | Get the album here: behindthesky.bandcamp.com/album/portals
Music video by http://www.julius-horsthuis.com[3D FRACTAL TUTORIAL] Seamless Loops & Light Flashes Mandelbulb3D tutorialJulius Horsthuis2020-02-29 | In this advanced Mandelbulb3D tutorial I walk you through various ways of creating seamless loops, as well as how to render passes to do light flash effects. http://www.julius-horsthuis.com[3D FRACTAL] Conscious Coral VJ PackJulius Horsthuis2020-02-26 | The Conscious Coral VJ Pack is 20 4K 60fps VJ clips that seamlessly loop. They contain 10 "Day" clips and 10 "Night" clips that you can seamlessly mix between.
Contains footage from the PY1 experience "Through the Echoes" by Silent Partners Studio Montreal Creatures created by Bloc D
all fractals rendered in Mandelbulb3D 2019Fractal Time TrailerJulius Horsthuis2019-08-19 | Fractal Time is an abstract, immersive film that plays with the origin and future of our universe. For more information, please visit: http://www.julius-horsthuis.com/fulldome-1#/fractal-time Original soundtrack by David Levy[3D FRACTAL] Not BoundJulius Horsthuis2019-08-11 | My trip through the Rhine Valley in Germany and the Morvan in France turned into a spiritual journey about death and loss through what appears to be Middle-Earth. I combined Mandelbulb3D fractals with photogrammetry captures from scenery that I encountered. http://www.julius-horsthuis.com
Tools used are -Mandelbulb3D -Reality Capture -After Effects -Element3D -Look Suite[3D FRACTAL TRIP] Chromatic ApparitionJulius Horsthuis2019-08-05 | Multiple variations of the same fractal interact to create Chromatic Apparitions. Music is Murcof - Chapitre II[3D FRACTAL TRIP] Great Conscious BarrierJulius Horsthuis2019-07-09 | Since 2016, a fifth of all the coral in the world has perished. If the trend continues, all remaining reefs will disappear in the next 40 years. A Fractal Fantasy of Coral. by http://www.julius-horsthuis.com Music: Melodysheep - First Moments melodysheep.bandcamp.com/track/first-moments rendered in Mandelbulb3D[3D FRACTAL] Sphere InvasionJulius Horsthuis2019-02-28 | It should actually read ‘Sphere Inversion’, since these ineffable negative space objects are mathematically perfect spheres that invert their surroundings. I’ve seen these types of objects a lot on my fractal journeys, but never before did I truly understand what they were. It seems such a relatively simple idea, yet I’ve never before seen this implemented as a visual effect. I’d love to see examples of this applied to realistic geometry, other than these fractals.
I could have also called this film ‘Artifacts’ since it’s full of artifacts such as jitter, motion estimation problems, upscaling issues, etc. Rendering time was limited so I had to compromise. Music is “Inner Fireworks” by the amazing Eric Serra, from the movie Lucy. All is rendered in Mandelbulb3D and composited in After Effects[3D FRACTAL] the Designoid DimensionJulius Horsthuis2019-02-07 | In the 1990's Richard Dawkins coined the term Designoid to mean that what came up by accident but appears to be designed. Fractals are filled with this Illusion of Design. by www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Bluetech - Bardo Waves din7d.bandcamp.com/album/liquid-geometries www.bluetechonline.com rendered in Mandelbulb3d, in crystal clear 4K[3D FRACTAL TRIP] Fractals all the way upJulius Horsthuis2019-01-01 | Two cute Mandelbulbian creatures are stargazing (very much alive, pumping with potential!) as they realize it's fractals all the way up.
music: Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy[3D FRACTAL] See SharpJulius Horsthuis2018-12-01 | Exercises in a different style. Music: "Nocturne in C# Minor" by Chopin[3D FRACTAL] Interdimensional VJ packJulius Horsthuis2018-09-15 | Interdimensional means a new VJ loop pack of 20 brand new VJ loops. This time, every frame has been rendered in Mandelbulb3D, so there is no frame interpolation artifacts, and everything loops super crisp and smooth. I've learned from my own VJ-ing, so from now on I stick with rendering fractals on a dark background so it looks LIT on large projections.
Music here is by the awesome Darren Tate Music - Chori Chori. Beatport beatport.com/track/chori-chori-original-mix/6122278 Itunes itunes.apple.com/us/album/echoes-chori-chori-ep/371760344 Spotify open.spotify.com/album/2k4sn0eZDZcfsBHtVNAc55[3D FRACTAL] Rogue FractalJulius Horsthuis2018-09-10 | Rogue Fractal is a compilation of my experimental clips on Facebook and Instagram (first part) and my recent fractal shorts (second part) All edited of course to the brilliant 'Rogue Bagel' by Ott.[3D FRACTAL TRIP] Lemmet 2584Julius Horsthuis2018-07-14 | Ballad Ruins by www.julius-horsthuis.com rendered in Mandelbulb3D music: "Blade Runner" by Hans Zimmer (from the Blade Runner 2049 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Fractal Worlds - Artechouse (trailer)Julius Horsthuis2018-07-05 | Fractal Worlds is a 23 minute long, Extremely high-resolution immersive film playing only in Artechouse, together with 8 VR installations and several interactive installations. Opening 7-7-18 Music by David Levy
music by Maurice Horsthuis[3D FRACTAL VR TRIP] Emergence VRJulius Horsthuis2018-04-28 | Immerse yourself in this VR interpretation of my fractal short film Emergence.
www.behindtheskymusic.com[3D FRACTAL] Carboniferous DigressionJulius Horsthuis2018-04-12 | Fractal Art is Exploration. Welcome to the Carboniferous. Music: Asura - Territories part one[3D FRACTAL TRIP] 6-IONJulius Horsthuis2018-03-12 | Fractal art is Exploration.
music: "Hexadecimals" by Harry Gregson-Williams[3D FRACTAL] Abiotic Awareness (4K)Julius Horsthuis2018-03-05 | An unconventional research facility in the arctic is suspected of running unholy experiments on human consciousness. What follows is purely Fractal - and open for interpretation. Thematically it's inspired by a popular Netflix anthology. Rendered in 4K. http://www.julius-horsthuis.com Music: Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) by Irma Thomas (stretched 500%)[3D FRACTAL] BIRDS OF PARADISE - Eternal Recurrence (Official Music Video)Julius Horsthuis2018-01-15 | soundcloud.com/birdsofparadise facebook.com/BirdsOfParadiseMusic
music: Birds of Paradise - Focal PointFractalicious 7Julius Horsthuis2017-12-23 | You may interpret this faux trailer in two ways: 1) This is the next installment of my Fractalicious series, this time in trailer format. 2) This is a proof of concept trailer of an actual film filled to the brim with 3d fractals and other nouveau techniques. If you happen to be a film producer looking for fresh ideas, please choose option 2.
music is taken from 'How to make a Blockbuster Movie Trailer' by Auralnauts all fractals rendered in Mandelbulb3d[3D FRACTAL] ZAVOLOKA - Polonyna (Official Music Video)Julius Horsthuis2017-12-16 | Video by Julius Horsthuis http://www.julius-horsthuis.com
Music by Zavoloka "Polonyna" taken from "Syngonia", released on Kvitnu 2017 http://www.zavoloka.com
Female model: Gemma Lee Farrell[3D FRACTAL] Alien Gardens VJ packJulius Horsthuis2017-09-23 | 20 high quality VJ clips for more info on where to purchase: http://www.julius-horsthuis.com/vj-loops/alien-gardens-vj-pack music: Birds of Paradise - Wingspan In the promo video above most are sped up 200%, so you can use them much slower as well. Also, most clips are seamless loops.[3D FRACTAL TRIP] Elemental Processing UnitJulius Horsthuis2017-09-18 | Elemental Fractals, by www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Eric Serra - Timecrash[3D FRACTAL TRIP] The VeilJulius Horsthuis2017-09-02 | Fractal Noise. rendered in Mandelbulb3D music: Stellardrone - Red GiantRecurrenceJulius Horsthuis2017-08-13 | An infinite descent into my city. music: Ryuichi Sakamoto - Life, Life This is my entry for the Ryuichi Sakamoto | async International short film competition www.sitesakamoto.com/contest www.julius-horsthuis.com www.facebook.com/JuliusHorsthuisFractals As the base geometry is a purely mathematical fractal, the Deep Learning style transfer algorithm tries to match the fractal with an aerial photo of my city. The result is dream-like recurrence. Rendered in Mandelbulb3D and taken through Neural Style Tensorflow: www.github.com/cysmith/neural-style-tf
Thanks to: Stijn Kuipers Cameron Smith Hectic ElectricFractal Gold and Machines VJ- packJulius Horsthuis2017-06-29 | 20 high quality VJ clips for more info on where to purchase: http://www.julius-horsthuis.com/vj-loops/fractal-gold-and-machines-pack music: Birds of Paradise - Urge to PurgeFractalicious 6Julius Horsthuis2017-06-28 | Fractalicious is a series of compilations for those who don't want to sit through an entire fractal to see how it morphs, but would rather see only the highlights. www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Julian Calor - DesperationThe Infinitely Colorful Biodiversity of FractalsJulius Horsthuis2017-06-09 | Fractal art is the opposite of design. When playing around with fractals, shapes start to emerge, and when they start to resemble something - anything - I play with that. For instance, if something looks like a mountain, I will color it like a mountain, and light it with a low sun, or a hazy atmosphere. This is important because the human eye will connect with something it thinks it knows - but it's different. The danger of fractal art is that it becomes so abstract that your mind can't comprehend it at all. www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Birds of Paradise - Totally TubularFractal Cathedral PackJulius Horsthuis2017-06-08 | 20 high quality VJ clips for more info on where to purchase: http://www.julius-horsthuis.com/vj-loops/fractal-cathedral-vj-pack music: Birds of Paradise - Mirage