158 HOURS
A single uninterrupted shot, fully crafted and rendered in After Effects.
An original audiovisual collaboration between John Sawyer & Justin Mayer.
“158 HOURS explores the intersection of motion, mood, and atmosphere.”
Built as a single continuous camera move through a surreal 3D landscape, the entire sequence was crafted in After Effects with dynamic lighting, detailed textures, layered particle systems, and tens of millions of polygons. Rendered in full at 4K over 158 hours, this was both a creative experiment and a technical challenge, an invitation to immerse, drift, and get lost.
Crafted in collaboration with sound designer and composer Justin Mayer.
Credits & Tools
Direction, Design, Edit, Motion, VFX : John Sawyer
Sound Design, Composition, Mix: Justin Mayer
Software: After Effects, Premiere Pro, MAXON + Red Giant Suite, Video Copilot + Element 3D, DaVinci Resolve, Pro Tools
*Render Time: 158 hours continuous (Initial render - This does not include: Color, Titles, Added VFX enhancements, or Sound.)
Format: 4K PR4444 | Stereo
