BIOPIXELS/NANOSCAPES - two shorts exploring the world of butterfly evo-devo
Images of butterfly wings at the microscopic scale are stunning, and at the nanoscopic scale they become otherworldly. Shot with light and electron microscopes at magnifications up to
50,000x, Nanoscapes reveals the elaborate topography of butterfly wings that underlies iridescent coloration. Biopixels meditates on the seemingly endless variation of color scale arrangements that underlie the morphological diversity of butterfly wing patterns, including CRISPR mutants that were generated in our lab.
Directed by - Kristina Dutton Produced by - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin Animated by - Brandon McFarland
Music by - Kristina Dutton + Nate Kinsella Music recorded by - Nate Kinsella + Beau Sorenson
Music mix and mastering - Jeff Kolhede Microscope imaging - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin + Nipam Patel + Anna Ren + Vincent Ficarrotta + Ling Sheng Loh + Chris Day
With support from - New Music USA + The National Science Foundation + Nipam Patel + The George Washington University + Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
50,000x, Nanoscapes reveals the elaborate topography of butterfly wings that underlies iridescent coloration. Biopixels meditates on the seemingly endless variation of color scale arrangements that underlie the morphological diversity of butterfly wing patterns, including CRISPR mutants that were generated in our lab.
Directed by - Kristina Dutton Produced by - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin Animated by - Brandon McFarland
Music by - Kristina Dutton + Nate Kinsella Music recorded by - Nate Kinsella + Beau Sorenson
Music mix and mastering - Jeff Kolhede Microscope imaging - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin + Nipam Patel + Anna Ren + Vincent Ficarrotta + Ling Sheng Loh + Chris Day
With support from - New Music USA + The National Science Foundation + Nipam Patel + The George Washington University + Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
THE SULPHUR BUTTERFLIES/REARING ANARTIA - two research movies reimagined with music
The two movies were retrieved from the Smithsonian Archives as research movies in the files of entomologist Bob Silberglied (1946-1982).
Directed by - Bob Silberglied (The Sulphur Butterflies) and Annette Aiello (Rearing Anartia)
Produced and edited by - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin Music by - Kristina Dutton + Lisa Schonberg Music mix and mastering - Anthony Brisson
With support from - The Smithsonian Archives + The George Washington University + The National Science Foundation + The Spring Creek Project (Oregon State University)
Find out more about the research of Bob Silberglied, Chip Taylor, and Annette Aiello in their companion articles on hybridization in Colias and Anartia butterflies.
Directed by - Bob Silberglied (The Sulphur Butterflies) and Annette Aiello (Rearing Anartia)
Produced and edited by - Kristina Dutton + Arnaud Martin Music by - Kristina Dutton + Lisa Schonberg Music mix and mastering - Anthony Brisson
With support from - The Smithsonian Archives + The George Washington University + The National Science Foundation + The Spring Creek Project (Oregon State University)
Find out more about the research of Bob Silberglied, Chip Taylor, and Annette Aiello in their companion articles on hybridization in Colias and Anartia butterflies.
ECAILLES DE MONARQUE
Directed by - Alexis Gambis Scientific Advising and Microscopy - Arnaud Martin Animation and FX design - Attilio Rigotti and Orsoyla Szantho Sound Design - Andres Saldaña
Scanning Electron Microscopy images were acquired at the GW Nanofabrication and Imaging Center with the help of Chris Brantner and Anastas Popratiloff
Scanning Electron Microscopy images were acquired at the GW Nanofabrication and Imaging Center with the help of Chris Brantner and Anastas Popratiloff
SON OF MONARCHS (2021)
After his grandmother's death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis.
Director, Screenwriter - Alexis Gambis Producers - Maria Altamirano, Abraham Dayan Distributor : HBO Max Duration : 1h 37m
Scientific Advisors - Arnaud Martin, Bob Reed, Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Mike Perry
Director, Screenwriter - Alexis Gambis Producers - Maria Altamirano, Abraham Dayan Distributor : HBO Max Duration : 1h 37m
Scientific Advisors - Arnaud Martin, Bob Reed, Anyi Mazo-Vargas, Mike Perry
