Great work all! Some questions: 1. What kind of information will we be receiving from the James Webb space telescope? Will we be receiveing information that is valuable immediately or we will have to wait for some time? 2. Who is mixing the sound for these? I feel like they keep getting better. The sound effects in this one really add to the enjoyment of watching. Nice work ! 3. What is the process like for creating these? Cadell, do you record the audio first then give it to the animator or is it collaborative throughout? As for the question you pose, do I think that there are many exoplanet's like Earth? Given the grandeur and seemingly infinite nature of space, I have to believe that there are many. I think Sagan was right (and I just saw him raise his hands and give a "woo-hoo" in my minds eye).
1. From a past blog post on The Advanced Apes: We'll also be able to get a better understanding of what astronomers currently call the "dark ages" which is a period between the release of the cosmic microwave background radiation and the first galaxies/stars. 2. We have a audio studio recording the sound - but if this one is the best than the sound production is getting worse - because this was the first video we made! 3. Creatively I do the research/writing/storyboard - I discuss this with Lish and then she takes over - asking questions and getting some feedback throughout the animating process - but mostly she just creates her vision of what the script inspires! Then we record the audio last.However, when the JWST (successor to the Hubble Space Telescope) is launched in 2018, we will be able to directly detect exoplanets within 25 light-years of our star system. This means that if Kopparapu and others are correct we are going to be able to see images of other earth-like planets in the 2020s.
Frankly on some videos the audio effects are a bit overwhelming. I don't remember precisely but a few weeks ago I remember thinking the sounds effects were way overdone and it distracts from the main point. I'll try finding the exact clip that made me think that when I get home.