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Title:
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Zero-Point: The Story of Mark McCandlish and the Flux Liner
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Creator:
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Higgins, James Allen
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Film and Television
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Film and Television
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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This thesis is an exploration into several extreme and compelling scientific concepts through the
perspective of one man’s unusual journey, and an argument for both documentary film work
and technical illustration as potentially dramatic transformative processes for both
documentarian and illustrator. By undertaking a thorough investigative documentary film
about the life and later work of Mark McCandlish, an American illustrator thrust onto the
international stage in 2001, it asks pointed questions about the subscription to various
probabilities in controversial topics such as: the possibility of interstellar travel and associated
technologies (including extraterrestrial UFOs), development of extremely advanced and
heretofore undisclosed applied sciences, and the potential reality of a limitless free energy
source as proven by contemporary discoveries in quantum physics. The work thoroughly
explores the concepts themselves and addresses cultural and psychological aspects of these
phenomena. McCandlish’s story, combined with a detailed exploration of the mysterious ‘Flux
Liner’ anti-gravity vehicle, serves as an armature and perceptual framing device for the film’s
survey into these disparate but interrelated topics as it chronicles a unique discovery process
from the early 1980’s to the present.
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
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Date:
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2012-12
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Format:
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PDF : 50 p. : ill
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