Surface Level

Surface Level by Ayden Warners
Short Film for 180-degree planetarium viewing (this version is flattened for conventional viewing)
11:45
Music by Twoleggedzoo
2026

Surface Level by Graphic Design student, Ayden Warnes, is a 180-degree panoramic animation meant for immersive environments like planetariums and virtual reality. It is presented above in a flattened version for conventional screens. Ayden made this with Blender using techniques learned in DES 379 Animation, DES 382 3D Animation 1, and DES 489 3D Animation II. A low-resolution, but original 180-degree dome projection version of this animation is presented below but will look distorted on a flat screen.

Surface Level by Ayden Warnes (original 180-degree dome projection)
A view from inside the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium during the premier of Surface Level.
Graphic Design student, Ayden Warnes, introducing Surface Level at its premier on May 8, 2026.