Polyethylene

I have always wanted to create an animation dedicated to chemistry, a field of study I know very little about but find so interesting. After searching through a few of the world's most popular molecular molecules and chemical compounds I thought one which people most commonly interact with and are dependent upon would be most interesting to animate.

Grocery bags, shopping bags, plastic bottles, milk cartons, containers, bullet proof vests and even joint prosthesis. These are just some of the uses of the world's most popular plastic called polyethylene. Produced in quantities exceeding 80 tons annually, this plastic is nearly impossible not to interact with dozens of times on a daily basis.

All animating was done in After Effects once I made all the illustrations in Illustrator by referencing various sources. I then composed the music in Cubase using some of my favorite synth patches. Listen to the music I made here: soundcloud.com/cyticre/polyethylene

Thanks for watching.