Opening Sequence - THE HIGH FRONTIER

[@liamholmes8487]

Seeing the other O'Neill Cylinder through the windows of the first is just... *Chef's kiss*

[@Mongler37]

"It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A half-century has passed since Earth began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind, where people are born and raised... and die."

[@domsquad4209]

God, being a UC fan really makes this shit chill you on a whole different level. Especially if you've seen the colony drop bits from Narrative (say what you will about Narrative but it has possibly the most haunting depictions of the colony drop in thr franchise).

[@Warsie]

​@@domsquad4209narrative or the origin?

[@domsquad4209]

@@Warsie narrative though Origin is pretty intense too

[@berandom2000]

“9 months ago, the cluster of colonies furthest from the Earth, called Side 3, proclaimed itself the Principality of Zeon and launched a war of independence against the Earth Federation. Initial fighting lasted over one month and saw both sides lose half their respective populations. People were horrified by the indescribable atrocities that had been committed in the name of independence. Eight months had passed since the rebellion began. They were at a stalemate.”

[@LeortisBooks]

What is this from?

[@Laerei]

Excellent! My favorite video on whole KZbin is your "Wanderers". After years of near silence, I wondered if you'd ever grace us with anything similar again. And here we are. You have stoked my wanderlust once more.

[@DreadEnder]

Have you heard of melodysheep? They are just as good in their documentatary esc videos!

[@ebonaparte3853]

@@DreadEnderThey’re like movies. I feel like I’m in a movie theater when I watch those videos.

[@shookmusic]

❤ Huge honor to have my music in this incredible film. ❤

[@ErikWernquist_DigitalArtist]

I’m happy you liked it! This was incredible music to work with!

[@jasonp.1195]

Those glorious O'Neill Colonies, and the original 1970's visualizations that brought them to life for me as a child, were a major component of what I hoped the future would include in the then mythical 21st century. I cannot recall having seen a more compelling version of those stations than the original artwork - until now. That was beautiful work.

[@domsquad4209]

And if you're a Gundam fan, O'Neill colonies are a lot more ominous

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

I dream of waking up on a O'Neill Cylinder, Physicist Gerard K O'Neill had some great visions

[@sharonbraselton4302]

go toó çhief ßoaçé firce

[@ViperEye]

Seeing this and Wanderers, i would *love* a hard sci-fi tv series about humanity's expansion into deep space, all of the solar system and beyond. About the hardships, wonders and adventures of colonization. The establishment of new civilizations. In short, about a future that might be. Beautiful work. Inspiring and hopeful.

[@THX__1138]

He should be working on The ne show based on the book « Foundation », made by Apple

[@wurstobiergamer5671]

I think you want to check out Isaac A Arthur (SFIA) here on youtube...

[@dmanagable]

Absolutely fantastic. This is like an issue of Omni Magazine from the early 80s brought to glorious life

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yeß àkiéñ néga ßture arw àwlßoúñr

[@Anthrofuturism]

You're an inspiration! One day I hope my animations are as good as this!

[@arnaldoleon1]

Just watched this documentary last night. Absolutely loved it. First saw an O'Neill cylinder when I was 10 and it blew my mind

[@KevinThurman]

Holy cow! I wish I had an hour-loop video of this amazing visual! I feel like I was taken back to Epcot and Tomorrowland back when Disney cared about inspiring the future.

[@UNSCPILOT]

I've probably watched this over a hundred times in a single day, mesmerized, an achiveable goal that most sci-fi entirely misses, yet is more possible and awe inspiring than can possibly be put to words. This is a future worth building, this is a Future worth protecting, something our ancestors could never have imagined, I hope to live long enough to see it become normal Let's reach for that *High Frontier*

[@Footprints1111]

You are perfection. 🤩💕🦋🌈✨

[@hbt5427]

ANOTHER great Job from Erik Wernquist! It's so good that you brought new material here to youtube. I watched "Wanderers" so many times .... it's a masterpiece ... Thank You!

[@JohnVance]

Some of the most realistic O'Neill cylinders I've ever seen! And you've even got them in a pair like they're supposed to be!

[@Femboi_Stilly]

This is the most beautiful animation I've ever seen in my entire life. Truly amazing and awe-inspiring work!

[@Mike-tq9cg]

Please keep making these. Wanderers was amazing, I need more.

[@murtazaabbas01]

Your video is really beautiful… thank you!

[@Shieldsindustries]

Just amazing! What an excellent way of inspiring future generations of space exploration!

[@kq1564]

It really inspires me! I'm 16!

[@JohnnyNiteTrain]

O’Neill & Freeman Dyson were visionaries!!! Great video btw

[@rebeccamccarthy351]

I saw the documentary this weekend at Sci-fi London. This looked incredible on the big screen and really set the mood.

[@brianvassallomusic]

Beautiful. We have reached 2022, and instead of living on a planet where hunger and war have been eliminated. And where we might have already colonized a new world, instead, we are still stuck.

[@rowshambow]

The key to fix earth and conquer space is advancing vertical farming and hydroponics. Producing more with less energy. That alone will help both

[@domsquad4209]

Watch Gundam. Even with colonies, human greed and corruption will still be a problem (including potential use of colonies for war crimes)

[@rowshambow]

@@domsquad4209 if the colonies are right beside earth yes. But you could place them anywhere in the solar system that has sufficient light and metal rich asteroids.

[@unbreakableldorado7723]

Omg this is insane! Keep up the amazing work!

[@Strideo1]

If we can dream it, we can build it.

[@marvinoctopusody4613]

These are amazing words

[@AgzamovAkhror]

Wow, that’s amazing 😃

[@theCadman_]

Brava! Brava! Thank your for your work! I can't wait to see what this next adventure is all about!

[@zobop]

AMAZING!!!

[@atomicdesignshop]

Beautiful images!

[@raf.visuals]

This is sooo cool! Great work! I love it!

[@jwilde642]

I adore this, and yet as I have read "The High Frontier" two decades ago, I seethe with anger that we could have already had this and have instead chosen to piss it away.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yes you d7d

[@MM22966]

Building these things would require a massive effort to get stuff up out of Earth's gravity well. You can't build a gigaton-weight colony cylinder when it costs thousands of dollars to lift one kilo past geosynch. We simply don't have that kind of logistical efficiency into space yet. Fingers crossed that Space X starts leading the way.

[@jwilde642]

@@MM22966 O'Neill's thesis depended upon the structural materials coming from the Moon, sent to the LaGrange Point via mass catapult. The only Earth based components would be those that couldn't be mined and constructed off-world. I recommend that you read "The High Frontier" to better understand the proposal and our ability to realize it.

[@annu__music]

I'm so pleasantly surprised to find that you worked with my dear friends on this! I knew a genius was behind those animations!!

[@smilingwolf1980]

Your work is amazing.

[@jimrohrich2625]

Glorious!

[@Dr4ko555]

Maaaan this is stunning you kill it !

[@maxidejf]

Beautiful!

[@vonbraunwerner9067]

BREATHTAKING !!!

[@rommdan2716]

This is more exciting and possible than colonizong mars

[@patrickcummins79]

This is beautiful

[@HiNickCares]

That was amazing.

[@astronautmarinenoah4576]

Wonderful

[@byronbevensee5723]

Rendezvous with Rama

[@hamzaebrahim5121]

That's wonderful 😊 😊😊

[@missCepheid]

superb soundz!

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Its all fun and games until someone chucks one at Earth

[@lucasgrey9794]

This is the only way to colonize space right now. Colonizing Mars beyond a few research stations is ridiculous.

[@olegzv]

mesmerizing ◉_◉

[@henningricke]

Hell yea!

[@primusvsunicron1]

Japanese Dub when?

[@HiNickCares]

When is the full video coming out?

[@ioanbota9397]

Its interestyng I like it

[@Duncan_1971]

When we start mining asteroids on mass we'll have an abundance of relatively cheap exotic materials to help us realize this dream. Something of that scale could be constructed by self replicating robots and be designed and managed by A.I.

[@frogfinance4605]

It better talk about gundam

[@milkibearmilkibear]

You are a god my friend!!!

[@raulzamoravargas336]

AMEN 🙏

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

1:41 - And here's one of the problems with artists not knowing enough about what they're rendering,... An effing AIRPORT inside the cylinder?? Ask a pilot how they'd land there, the answer will be 'by crashing'. This happens thanks to the use of off-the-shelf assets instead of creating the maps in house.

[@nilestratocracy6509]

based

[@matejdudic4524]

Imagine Larry Niven ring world animation....PLEASE!!!

[@snower13]

I wonder how the stations would stay apart from each other.

[@SeedFactoryProject]

Struts.

[@islandpalm148]

Different governments.

[@sadiqahmed4143]

There is enough space for The stations to Be thousands of Kms away from eachother

[@islandpalm148]

The pair is tethered together at the ends and counter-rotated to prevent a gravitational wobble that would lead to an incorrect orientation to the sun. Pairs are better than singles for stability.

[@ジャッピー-e4l]

ジークジオン

[@kamaradekaroma4598]

sieg zeon!

[@theoldsport1062]

You've come a long way from the Annoying Thing

[@ebonaparte3853]

The new frontier isn’t friendly, as frontiers are not supposed to be friendly. However, the new frontier is bountiful and it is waiting.

[@zahirayub9778]

Gundam

[@rowshambow]

Is this documentary out?

[@islandpalm148]

Yes. I have the DVD.

[@rowshambow]

@@islandpalm148 is it just on dvd?

[@islandpalm148]

@@rowshambow I don't know. It ought to be free here on KZbin by now., if they really want to get the word out. I'm just saying.

[@rowshambow]

@@islandpalm148 yes i agree

[@Mr._Magee]

How long does it take to create this 2 minute wonder?

[@jasi811]

Do you remember crazy frog sir??

[@uesleimenezes9489]

3Dezão foda tio!

[@g0rgeos]

Sieg zeon!!

[@sharonbraselton4302]

zéóñ g8rl sàçé ßti9ñ

[@garyobrian3597]

If humans want to build these structures they'll have to start to look at the astroid belt the resource's are bountiful bring back giant rocks of metal into earths orbit then build a fabrication unit on said metal rock and start building these o neill colonies

[@ebonaparte3853]

The Moon will play a crucial role in building these space colonies.

[@idranardone4500]

Those ships look a lot familiar to Savages tho?

[@tk-zh3dd]

I imagine Elon Musk must watch your videos every day

[@lucasgrey9794]

Probably not. Musk wants to hide on Mars while the Earth burns in Nuclear war

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@islandpalm148 Musk is a FRAUD. By the time the Sun kills Earth their should be humans all the way in Alpha Centurai and in O'Neill Cylinders all over the galaxy and other star systems.

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@islandpalm148 Starship is a SCAM that will NEVER materialize as anything real. It will highly likely morph into a Shuttle.

[@thenumbfeeling]

@@lucasgrey9794 why do you say so? could you please send me some sources on musk about these thoughts of yours? im just curious because im also a 3D artist and i thought to make a shortfilm like this on musk's speeches

[@islandpalm148]

I don't think Musk has ever mentioned O'Neill. He doesn't seem to be working the O'Neill plan. Others could work it, though, using starships and the cis-lunar infrastructure that O'Neill largely conceived and that's now being seriously considered for Artemis and related ventures.

[@justinmorgan2126]

So many failure points...Possible to build, impossible to maintain.