I have always loved neon light sizzling through glass tubing and wanted to do a 1960s perceptual art-inspired project for a long time. I made patterns for the lights from cardboard after contacting a neon sculptor (Casey's Custom Neon) from my hometown in Ohio. Casey was thrilled to do something other than sign repair. In order to film the lights, I needed them to move freely and have zero reflectance value so I could focus on the purity of the light in the glass tube. Casey went to work, providing neon glass sculptures for me to film through various lenses/filters, off of reflecting pools, and even spinning. I also tweaked some of the electrical contacts to create movement anomalies seen in the argon gas inside the tubes. In the process, I shot part of the film in my home and noticed the neon light’s spill on the houseplants and started thinking about the process of photosynthesis—plants synthesizing light into oxygen—which had me thinking about filmmakers turning light into cinematic life. Integrating the plant-inspired process quickly became an essential element to add another dimension to this sci-fi void—felt like I was bringing the film to life like some Frankensteinian mad-scientist. From the get-go, I wanted the film to be in 3D because I’ve always loved the experience of putting on some glasses in a theater and going for a ride. And I thought neon light was a perfect conduit for 3D due to the color and depth of the sculpted glass. I hope you enjoy the experience.