Riding Light
"How Far Can Light Travel In 45 Minutes?"
Originally released in 2015. Riding Light is a animation/documentary film. directed by Alphonse Swinehart. At just 45 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.
Synopsis
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it's unfortunately very slow. This animation illustrates, in realtime, the journey of a photon of light emitted from the surface of the sun and traveling across a portion of the solar system, from a human perspective.
Liberties were taken with certain things like the alignment of planets and asteroids, as well as ignoring the laws of relativity concerning what a photon actually "sees" or how time is experienced at the speed of light, but overall the size and distances of all the objects were kept as accurate as possible. It was also decided to end the animation just past Jupiter to keep the running length below an hour.
Quick Facts
Release Date
January 1, 2015
11 years ago
Runtime
0h 45m
45 minutes total
User Rating
8.0/10
Excellent (2 votes)
Language
English
Original language
Director
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Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- EN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Riding Light about?
In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it's unfortunately very slow. This animation illu...
Who directed Riding Light?
Riding Light was directed by Alphonse Swinehart.
How long is Riding Light?
Riding Light has a runtime of 0 hours and 45 minutes (45 minutes total).
When was Riding Light released?
Riding Light was released on January 1, 2015 in theaters.