Our Picks: France A. Cordova by Colin Hesterly / Not To Scale
France A. Cordova by Colin Hesterly / Not To Scale
As part of the “Spark of Science” series for Nautilus magazine, artist Colin Hesterly illustrates the aspirational story of Fran A. Cordova – the director of the National Science Foundation of the United States.
Using a mesmerising colour palette of cosmic purples, pinks and blues, punctuated with bright whites and bold yellow accents, Colin encapsulates Frances’s interview in which she details her memories of the first moon landing; wonder at watching a television programme about neutron stars and so on. Innovative compositions and seamless, unexpected transitions add an element of intrigue to the film, reflecting Cordova’s own curiosity, desire to learn and thirst for discovering the unknown.
Credits:
Produced by Not To Scale New York
Directed, Designed and Composited by Colin Hesterly
Executive Producer: Eve Strickman
Producer: Angela Foster
Art Director: Len Small
Animators: Andy Kennedy, Aaron Kemnitzer, Hyo Bin Kang, Josh Jouppi
Music Supervisor: Ben Davis
Audio Post-production: Peter DuCharme
