In 1999, Discreet Logic (now Autodesk) launched a contest called One Frame of White.  The challenge: Use any of the tools in Flame to create the most amazing thing you can think of, using only one frame of white as your source.  The contest ran once, and became the stuff of legend.

In 2014, the New York Flame User Group revived One Frame of White, offering a new generation of Flame Artists the opportunity to push themselves, and Flame, to new limits. 

I live in LA and make the trip to San Diego pretty frequently to visit family. I drive late a night to avoid the traffic. I’m usually blasting deep house/ techno/ synth wave, you get the idea. There’s something about driving at night which makes me happy, seeing the lights pass you by.. I also have a manual GTI so its actually kinda fun for me. It gives me joy! Thats where I got the idea for my entry. 

 

In Joyride I modeled the car after a Ferrari F40 (late 1980’s-early 1990’s) in flame. I wanted to create a digital world that basically comes to life when you get into the car and start driving. I chose a tunnel because I felt it would be the most fun with passing lights and reflections. My goal here was to reach a final destination. I felt a high vantage point would really tie it all together. I’m really into the synth wave aesthetic so I tried to emulate that throughout. This was a fun and challenging project. I hope to do it again next year.