Here at WorldChanging, we often have conversations about how best to envision desirable futures. Not just on how to collaborate on designing them, or accelerate development on the kind of technology that would get us there, but how to portray inspiring green futures that people would want to live in.

Alex Roman's masterfully rendered film, The Third & The Seventh, points the way. Architectural spaces, photography, nature, and design are lovingly celebrated in a way where each complements the other. Herein we find a ravishing portrayal of a the play of light and shadow created by wind turbines (7:24), an enchanting subterranean reflection pool with a green roof (7:57), and a gorgeous forest dwelling, seemingly self-sustaining (8:32). These have to be seen to be appreciated, and are just a few of the many visual treats packed in this twelve and a half minute film, best appreciated in full-screen HD with headphones or a good stereo.

Developing computer graphics at this level requires an enormous level of skill and dedication—see Exeter Shot or Compositing Breakdown (T&S) for a peek into the process—but it's easy to see how facility with CG could become a part of the world-changer's toolkit.

Hat tip to Jen Dodd for pointing out this amazing piece of work!

This piece originally appeared on Worldchanging Canada.