This short 3D cartoon is the first of its kind. You might think that it was created long and hard by a person. But no. It is completely computer generated.
You might think that the nominal creator of this short cartoon Julius Horsthuis spent a long time modeling and drawing it. But no, the artist himself admits: "It so happens that I am a lazy cartoonist." And therefore "Fraktaal" (that's the name of the film) is created exclusively with automatically generated fractal patterns, with the help of which these alien worlds and cities appeared.
Horsthuis used fractals in CG animation before, but now, watching this cartoon, it is quite easy to forget that we are looking at the result of the activity of mathematical algorithms that produced random data. As Horsthuis himself writes, "with the help of fractals I can create entire worlds, and I do not need to draw or model anything. These forms are hidden in formulas, they exist in mathematical reality, and I just need to explore these worlds and make them show themselves."
The question remains, how quickly will this approach be adopted by Hollywood special effects masters? The cost savings are incredible.
Source: "Popular Mechanics"
