Help me find an old 3D animation about creating miniature planets/worlds
I've been trying to find this animation for years, and I still can't get it out of my mind. Hopefully someone here recognizes it!
I believe I watched it around 2016, although it could have been a few years earlier or later.
I remember there being about 3 videos connected to each other. I don't think I watched them on YouTube. I vaguely remember finding them on a website belonging to an animator/3D artist, or possibly an animation/CGI portfolio website. Unfortunately, I don't remember the website either.
The video I remember had roughly these elements:
- 3D CGI animation, with a very polished/futuristic look.
- Electronic / electro / dubstep-style music playing in the background.
- The setting was a large house, laboratory, or secret base in a snowy environment at night.
- The main idea involved creating miniature planets or miniature worlds.
- There was a strange black liquid that spread around. I remember it looking somewhat like ferrofluid, forming spikes or sharp structures.
- I remember the movement of the black liquid being strongly connected to the music, almost as if it was reacting to the beat.
- The whole thing had a somewhat mysterious, futuristic, experimental feeling.
The ending is one of the details I remember best
Near the end, there was a pile of magazines.
The magazine on top had a picture of the miniature worlds/planets on its cover, and I remember the story implying that creating these miniature worlds had somehow become a trend or popular phenomenon.
I don't remember any character names, dialogue, the animator's name, or the title.
I'm also not 100% certain about some details because I watched it a long time ago, but the things I'm most confident about are:
3D animation + snowy location at night + miniature planets/worlds + black ferrofluid-like substance + electronic/dubstep music + magazine showing the miniature worlds becoming a trend.
I've tried searching combinations of these descriptions, but I haven't been able to find it.
Does anyone remember this? Even a name, animator, website, screenshot, or similar project would be a huge help!
Thanks!
Posted Sep 13, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC