BeeScapes was created in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia
Written, Directed & Produced by Alan Nguyen
Science Consultants |
Adrian Dyer, Jair Garcia Mendoza, Mani Shrestha
Creative Consultant | Stephanie Andrews
Lead Developer / Animator | Lucian Lovell
Technical Artist / Special FX | Lachlan Sleight
3D Modeller & Texture Artist | Vivian Ho
3D Modeller & Texture Artist | Esteban Ariza
Composer & Sound Designer | Daniel Jenatsch
Narrated by Caroline Lee
Editing Assistant | Thandi Bethune
Ultra slow motion bee footage |
Emile van Wijk, Joris Schaap and the Flight Artist project (Vliegkunstenaars in Dutch) at Wageningen University.
Archival footage: "Beekeeper Lewis Konces shows frames of bees" | Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels via Getty Images
Prototyping |
Vivian Ho, Minji Jang, Cameron Jones, Hoang Bao Ngan Nguyen
Website and Socials | Seamus Daniel
Special Thanks:
Liam Ward
Larissa Hjorth
Kate Geck
Tom Penney
Troy Rainbow
Claudia Greathead
Katerina Cizek
Vassiliki Khonsari
Credits
Written, Directed & Produced by
Science Consultants
Creative Consultant
Lead Developer / Animator
Technical Artist / Special FX
3D Modeller & Texture Artist
3D Modeller & Texture Artist
Composer & Sound Designer
Narrated by
Editing Assistant
Ultra slow motion bee footage
Archival footage: "Beekeeper Lewis Konces shows frames of bees"
Prototyping
Website and Socials
Special Thanks
Alan Nguyen
Adrian Dyer
Jair Garcia Mendoza
Mani Shrestha
Stephanie Andrews
Lucian Lovell
Lachlan Sleight
Vivian Ho
Esteban Ariza
Daniel Jenatsch
Caroline Lee
Thandi Bethune
Emile van Wijk, Joris Schaap and the Flight Artist project (Vliegkunstenaars in Dutch) at Wageningen University.
By Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels via Getty Images
Vivian Ho
Minji Jang
Cameron Jones
Hoang Bao Ngan Nguyen
Seamus Daniel
Liam Ward
Larissa Hjorth
Kate Geck
Tom Penney
Troy Rainbow
Claudia Greathead
Katerina Cizek
Vassiliki Khonsari
Team Biographies
Alan Nguyen
Alan Nguyen is a writer and director working in TV (SBS, NBCU) theatre (Melbourne Theatre Company) and extended reality (EyeJack). He was a writer for the SBS television miniseries Hungry Ghosts (Matchbox/NBC Universal), nominated for AWGIE and AACTA awards in 2020. He served as writer and editor for groundbreaking AR comic book anthologies (published by EyeJack) and VR designer for a videographic opera (Nexus Arts). His directorial film work has won awards and screened at film festivals around the world. As a media academic, he has made conference presentations in Japan, Singapore and Korea. https://www.alannguyen.net/
Adrian Dyer
Associate Professor Adrian Dyer is a bee researcher who has studied bee perception and flower colour evolution in Australia, Germany, U.S.A. and the U.K. Research has been published in leading journals including Nature and Science, and frequently attracts worldwide media attention (e.g. The Project and ABC TV Catalyst in Australia). Discover Magazine (U.S.A. Feb 2020) described the bee flora and fauna research by Dyer as one of the 50 most important research discoveries worldwide and areas to watch in 2020.
Jair Garcia
Dr Jair E Garcia is a researcher and photographer working on the use of digital imaging media to construct models allowing to bridge human and non-human visual perception. His work with different animals includes bees and birds, exploring how animals use vision to solve problems such as object detection and colour constancy. Outputs from his research have been published in top tier journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA ,with implications for improving current digital imaging recording technology. His research has been highlighted by articles in The Conversation and popular science TV shows as Channel 10 Scope in Australia.
Mani Shrestha
Dr. Mani Shrestha an expert Plant Botanist, works on plant-pollination interactions, community ecology and floral evolution in flowering plants. His main goal is to try to understand the complex interaction of plants in different habitats.
Stephanie Andrews
Stephanie Andrews began as a Technical Director/3D Artist at Pixar, and has had a genre-spanning career around the intersection of art and technology ever since. Andrews has worked extensively in 3D graphics production and development, including virtual reality, animation, motion capture, programming, and UX design.
Lucian Lovell
Lucian Rodriguez Lovell is a Naarm based Digital Designer specialising in 3D Interactive Experiences and XR Content. Lucian graduated from RMIT University in 2019 with a BA of Design. On Beescapes Lucian was the Environment Artist, Animator, and Camera Programmer. You can see more of his body of work at www.rluvell.com
Lachlan Sleight
Lachlan Sleight is a creative technologist, designer, musician, artist and programmer who has spent the last decade working across the extended-reality spectrum. Lachlan works with 3D graphics, wearable technology, the web and embedded electronics to explore the human experience, our connection to nature, and ourselves. Lachlan keeps a daily development journal and portfolio at https://lachlansleight.io/
Vivian Ho
Vivian Ho is a junior 3D Artist, digital illustrator and current student of RMIT University studying the Bachelor of Design. Vivian assisted in creating base models of the flowers for Beescapes. For more works visit: www.vwngkho.com
Esteban Ariza
Esteban Ariza is a 3D Artist, strong at modeling and texturing for VFX and game development with more than 8 years of professional experience, Specializing in character/creature sculpting and Asset creation for Film, TVC and Video Games, props vehicles, and environment. You can find more of his work at: https://estebanariza.artstation.com/
Daniel Jenatsch
Daniel Jenatsch is an artist and music producer from Melbourne who makes interdisciplinary works that explore the interstices between affect and information. His work combines hyper-detailed soundscapes, music and video to create multimedia documentaries, installations, radio pieces and performances. His work looks at the social construction of subjectivity, with a concern for the ways in which forms of knowledge and power construct and inform our social and mental ecologies. His works have been presented in ACCA, Arts House, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, the Athens Biennale, Nextwave Festival, ACMI, Liquid Architecture Festival, the MCA Sydney, and the MousonTurm, Frankfurt. http://jenatsch.net/
Caroline Lee
Caroline Lee has worked professionally as a theatre, television, film and voice actress for over thirty years. She has worked with many companies around Australia including the Malthouse, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare, Back to Back Theatre, Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Iron Lung Theatre, Chamber Made Opera, MKA, Finucane and Smith, HeLD Productions, Hildegard, Playbox and La Mama, as well as developing a strong reputation for her work in one-woman shows https://www.redstitch.net/caroline-lee
Thandiwe Bethune
As things around us begin to shift and malfunction, tension rises between holding on to a sense of normalcy and realising that it is not, in fact, in our interest to do so. My practice explores this tension. Through audio, video and performance I invite people to participate in deconstructing the spaces they encounter and the power structures that produce them. I ask people to consider who benefits from the way things are and how we might change them. I propose that by physically engaging with the world, through movement and touch, we can reveal its contradictions and propensity for transformation.
Seamus Daniel
Seamus is a media creative studying at RMIT University with a specialised interest in sustainability and politics. He has produced work surrounding sustainable communities & societal change. linktr.ee/seamusmdaniel