Project Thesis

Strange Slime is a lighthearted, comedic video for people of all ages who wish to learn about the fascinating world of slime molds without having to read a research paper that may be outside of their comfort zone. The video focuses on some interesting facts about slime molds, and features colorful visuals that are both realistic and cartoonish. With clear narration and calming classical music, Strange Slime strives to replicate a video of the likes of popular short scientific video essays found online.

Research Summary



Slime molds are a group of organisms defined by their amorphous shape and strange nature. Most slime molds are actually a single cell, a huge blob of cellular sludge with thousands of cell nuclei inside it. Cellular slime molds do have cell walls, meaning they are actually made up of thousands of definitive cells. The cellular slime molds have a much more complex life cycle than the acellular ones.

Precedents



Fungi Sim: John Crawford (YT)

Physarum Sim: Softology (YT)

Slimemold.org: Unknown

Storyboard



Script



Asset Creation: 2D

Storyboarder

Premiere Pro

Clip Studio Paint

Asset Creation: 3D

Layout/Composition

Lighting

Materials/Textures

Slime Mold Sim in Houdini



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