pitch

I think the first idea that Zina pitched will work the best
because it has a surprising element at the end.

But rather than using a spaceship to search for life in the planets,
we can simply use a robot device (like eva from wall.e) that scans a planet searching for life.
(adding to the robot idea, the robot shouldn't be too important so let's not try too hard on designing the robot, it can just be a device)
After a failed scan of life, the robot quickly moves out from the scene,
(These scenes can pass by really fast so we can focus on the planet itself.)


the secrets of the shy planet reveals by changing its dead color to a vibrant color.
And we zoom into the planet, we will get to see the organic things (kinda like the avatar).
then it zooms out then it will show the universe. then, it goes back to the dark planet.

For the ending,I  was inspired by the anemone/coral reefs idea. More like a roly-poly concept.


SHAPES :

Organic shapes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhHmRvhrOl0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxi336h2nG8&feature=related

anemone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm98n3908QM



STYLES:
http://vimeo.com/21397189
http://vimeo.com/5395793

Maybe
"THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT" work done in Adv3d class

Lighting:
http://vimeo.com/25773604