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"Chromatic"

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Shane Griffin |

TED2018

• April 2018

As light passes through defective glass, beams split into color spectra, causing "diffraction grating." For the first time ever in film, we get up close and personal with this visual phenomenon in a series of beautiful chromatic abstractions. (Credits: Music: Gavin Little; Special thanks to: Ed Bruce at Screenscene, Los York; Executive Producer, TED2018 Film Program: Sinéad McDevitt; Director of Production and Video Operations, TED: Mina Sabet)

As light passes through defective glass, beams split into color spectra, causing "diffraction grating." For the first time ever in film, we get up close and personal with this visual phenomenon in a series of beautiful chromatic abstractions. (Credits: Music: Gavin Little; Special thanks to: Ed Bruce at Screenscene, Los York; Executive Producer, TED2018 Film Program: Sinéad McDevitt; Director of Production and Video Operations, TED: Mina Sabet)

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About the speaker

Shane Griffin

Filmmaker

Shane Griffin is an Irish-born director and visual artist. His work spans a broad range of disciplines, from animation and film, to sculpture, graphic design and CGI. His work has been exhibited in Madrid, London, Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver. He has also created commercial commission work for some of the worlds leading brands and agencies. He currently resides in Manhattan, New York City, and serves as Global Creative Director for Los York, a multi-faceted creative company.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.