ECLIPSE OF US
Set within a meticulously crafted LED Volume world, Eclipse of Us follows a newlywed couple as they settle into a pristine nuclear community inspired by Chernobyl. When Alexei begins his new job at the plant, his growing obsession with perfection and responsibility starts to fracture the life he’s built. As director, I approached the project as both a psychological study and a visual experiment — blending domestic intimacy with looming industrial tension to explore how pressure and fear can quietly erode love.
Directed & Written by Taylor N. Braun
See how virtual production designer and co-producer Carlos Sales designed the environments of “Eclipse of Us” and how he made this film possible to film in an entirely virtual environment.
“Virtual Production is the process of developing 3D Environment in Unreal engine for use in film productions. As someone striving to become a specialist on the topic, I wanted to share my workflow breakdown of my process when developing this environments.” - Sales
THE CREDITS
Director and Writer: Taylor N. Braun
Producers: Carlos Sales
Camera Department
Director of Photography: Steven Zhou
1st Assistant Camera: Gabriella Jones & Gabi Velis
2nd Assistant Camera: Gabi Velis & Aakash Nair
Cast
Rachel Renner & Davis Hattaway
Art Department
Unreal Environment Artist: Carlos Sales
Virtual Production Supervisor: Carlos Sales
Grip & Electirc
Gaffer: Michael Baljet
Key Grip: Aakash Nair & Zach Jones
BBG: Dan Costigan
BTS Photographer: MC Garrison
INSPIRATION
In development and pre-production, I have been heavily inspired by the film “The Cranes Are Flying”. Set in Soviet wartimes, this couple heavily inspired to couple in “Eclipse of Us”, torn apart by war and the evolution of violence. The lighting also takes away from this theme, creating high contrast and using eye light as a strong motif.
