Filmmaking in Space

Explore a constellation of visual stories set among the stars.

You are weightless. Drifting through outer space. Tinkering with the space shuttle control panel. An astronaut in the newest space blockbuster. 

Then, Greg walks in. Walks. 

I. Loaded

NCEL | ANTHONY LEONARDI III

With gravity-defying VFX, impeccable comedic time, and a sleek, cinematic visual world, Anthony Leonardi III’s “Loaded” immerses audiences in a space adventure-comedy. 

“Loaded” submerges audiences within the sleek cinematic world of a space shuttle, just to subvert expectations with a hilarious twist. 

CATCH! Within the stunning celestial story that is Anthony’s film for NCEL, Loaded scratch-offs plant our astronaut’s spaceboots firmly on shuttle ground. Tossing scratch off cards and flipping through the air, our cosmic crew takes full advantage of this new discovery.

II. ALIEN: SPECIMEN

20TH CENTURY FOX | KELSEY TAYLOR

Kelsey Taylor’s ALIEN: SPECIMEN is a masterclass in how to build tension.

Pooling fluorescence, warning crimson, foreboding darkness, light takes us on a heart-racing thrill ride of suspense. A masterfully ominous soundscape adds to the hair-raising eeriness. Cinematic magic crafts perilous danger within this extraterrestrial greenhouse.

Don’t watch this stunningly uncanny visual story alone. 

III. These Hands

P&G | ROHAN BLAIR-MANGAT

In Rohan Blair-Mangat’s “These Hands” a Dad inspires his young son to reach for the stars. “Go long!” Dad tosses a football, and our young hero sprints down the chalk-stripe field.

Witnessing the limitless possibilities available to him, he runs through the medical equipment of brain surgeon Dr. Myron Rolle, spins around Sports Agent Rich Paul’s sleek desk, weaves through Bryan Blue the Great’s paint buckets.

Then, Blair-Mangat’s portrait of boundless potential lifts into the star-bejeweled stretches of space. Our hero floats with astronaut Leland D. Melvin, catching the football with Earth's blue halo behind him.

IV. Why Do We Run?

GARMIN | KACPER LARSKI

Kacper Larski’s runners’ epic for Garmin unfolds across twinkling cityscape, a blur of greenery, and, finally, a cosmic track.

This rushing celebration of the love of immerses audiences in the physicality of a run.

Interrogating the passion that unites those who run, this film ascends into a race through the winking expanses of space. 

Creative possibility is as boundless as space. I urge you, dear, to explore the vast unknown.