08 Feb 2010

First source of inspiration is “Fantastic Voyage”, the 1966 film where a submarine crew is shrinked and injected into a human body. I particulary love the scene in wich Pleasence is ingested by the white blood cell. I know that Cameron is planning a remake, maybe after a pair of Avatar clones. Unfortunately I’ve missed the animated sequel (1968) and Joe Dante’s “Innerspace” (1987). For oversized and undersized aliens, check also Voltaire’s “Micromégas”, written in 1752, and “Pictures can’t lie”, by Katherine MacLean (1955). Link to this article

08 Feb 2010

In 2006, after the discover of a “tenth planet”, the International Astronomical Union decided to rewiev the concept of planet. According to the resolution, Pluto has been downgraded to the rank of Dwarf Planet, along with Ceres, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. From 200 to 2000 dwarf planets are expected to be found outside Neptune’s orbit. In my story, a dwarf planet threatens Earth [3]. In search for a name, I found “Nestis” (from a fragment of Empedocles), alleged nickname of Persephone, Queen of the Dead, or Iron Queen, according to Odysseus. Link to this article

05 Feb 2010

KEGG ATLAS is a graphical interface to the global metabolism map with zooming and navigation capabilities (works with Chrome or Firefox). Link to this article

04 Feb 2010

First and new logo for ZYMACHI animation. Link to this article

24 Gen 2010

ZYMACHI (or ZIMASHI) are nanoMACHInes with enZYMAtic properties. I’m working on this idea since age of 12, having in mind an animated serie long before computer animation and 3D breakthrough. First step is this illustrated synopsis, in wich the whole story is displayed along with 159 sketches. Link to this article

28 Nov 2009

ZYMACHI (o ZIMASHI) sono nanoMACCHIne con proprietà enZIMAtiche. Lavoro su quest’idea dall’età di 12 anni, sempre con il pensiero di realizzare un lungometraggio di animazione, ben prima che prendessero piede la computer grafica e il 3D. Il primo passo è questa sinossi illustrata, in cui descrivo l’intera storia assieme a 159 illustrazioni. Link to this article