In this one we find out that Occam's Razor applies even in Motion Graphics, and that the simplest solution often is the best.

We use a classic camera projection technique with real photos from outer space and get a very quick and very nice planet as a result! Some straight up Sci-Fi shit.

Nasa Media Library: http://images.nasa.gov

00:00 – Intro

00:19 – Scavenging Nasa's Media library for Textures.

00:56 – Treating the Photo in the Photoshop 

01:45 – Creating the Planetoid

02:46 – Projecting the Textures

03:42 – Adding in the Atmosphere

04:40 – Camera Animation

06:02 – Creating Stars

06:40 – Final Thoughts