Directing
Erik Wernquist
Born 1977-08-01 · Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden
Erik Wernquist is a Swedish character animator, writer and director. He is best know for creating the character Crazy Frog. Erik first worked as a writer, director and producer of theatre plays before learning computer graphics in early 2000. He worked as freelance 3D artist/illustrator for a few years and started working as a character animator for Kaktus Film in 2004. In 2007, he took a break for animation to co-write the Swedish live action comedy television series Grotesco and direct three out of the eight episodes. He took another break in 2011 to co-write, co-direct and work on the visual effects of the Swedish live action skit show Pulver.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
7.5To help visualize the dramatic final chapter in Cassini's remarkable story, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory produced this short film that features beautiful computer-generated animation, thoughtful narration and a rousing score. Producers at JPL worked with filmmaker Erik Wernquist, known for his 2014 short film "Wanderers," to create a stirring finale video befitting one of NASA's most successful missions of exploration.
Cassini's Grand Finale
2017
8.5A brief visualisation of NASA’s historic spacecrafts Mariner, Pioneer, Voyager, and Dawn, exploring the solar system, culminating in the New Horizons mission.
New Horizons
2015
7.3This short film visualizes potential human exploration of the Solar System through a sequence of digitally reconstructed environments based on real astronomical data and spacecraft imagery. Depicting locations such as Mars, the moons of Saturn and Jupiter, and other celestial bodies, it presents speculative human activity grounded in existing scientific ideas, accompanied by narration from Carl Sagan’s "Pale Blue Dot".
Wanderers
2014
NRShort, experimental clip of tall buildings, lots of them, plenty of vacant apartments and cosy weather - a warm place.
A Warm Place
2018
6.7A crazy near-death revue in the borderland of death with satirical song and dance numbers, scenes that are completely out of place and sharp comments about the present. Grotesco's first live show directed by choreographer Anna Vnuk.
Grotesco - A Near Death Revue
2016
NRThe film is about the immense distances between stars and the long durations we would have to endure in order to traverse them, even if utilizing methods of propulsion at the very limits of scientific knowledge. Ultimately, it comes down to our understanding of physics and the fundamental laws that govern the Universe. If we ever want to travel to stellar destinations beyond our solar system, within the limits of a human lifetime - we will need to find ways to go incredibly fast.
GO INCREDIBLY FAST
2022
NRThe film is about the immense distances between stars and the long durations we would have to endure in order to traverse them, even if utilizing methods of propulsion at the very limits of scientific knowledge. Ultimately, it comes down to our understanding of physics and the fundamental laws that govern the Universe. If we ever want to travel to stellar destinations beyond our solar system, within the limits of a human lifetime - we will need to find ways to go incredibly fast.
GO INCREDIBLY FAST
2022
NRONE REVOLUTION PER MINUTE is a short film I made to explore my fascination with artificial gravity in space. It takes place aboard the "SSPO Esperanta" - a planetary orbiter that spins around itself at a rate of one revolution per minute (1 RPM). With a radius of 450 meters, the spin generates artificial gravity with an effect of approximately 0.5 g along its main deck.
One Revolution Per Minute
2023