Barcelona, July 2026. The Barcelona-based creative studio BM Produccions presents Saturn V, a self-initiated CGI film created to commemorate the 57.th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 mission. The project digitally reconstructs the historic rocket using technical documentation and archival material from NASA, combining research, technical precision, and contemporary visual direction.
The Saturn V lifted off on the 16th of July 1969 from the Kennedy Space Center, carrying the Apollo 11 crew towards the Moon. More than five decades later, BM Produccions brings back that machine and its historical significance through an audiovisual piece developed entirely in 3D.
There was no client or commercial brief behind the project. The production was born from the studio's interest in the rocket's design, aerospace engineering, and the graphic material generated during the Apollo programme.
A 3D reconstruction based on NASA technical archives
Production began with a phase of research and collection of references. The team studied diagrams, photographs, blueprints, and technical documentation from the NASA archives to reconstruct the Saturn V and represent the different stages that made up the vehicle.
The goal was not merely to reproduce its outer appearance, but to understand its structure, its proportions, and the relationship between the different modules. This work allowed for the development of a detailed three-dimensional model, intended for both the cinematic sequences and the technical representations included in the film.
Modelling was carried out using Blender 3D. Simulations and visual effects were developed with Houdini FX, while the rest of the 3D production, including materials, lighting, animation, and rendering, was carried out using Maxon Cinema 4D. The process was completed with compositing and post-production to unify the different visual treatments.
Three ways to represent the Saturn V
The film explores the rocket through three distinct visual languages.
The first presents a cinematic interpretation of the Saturn V, with a mise-en-scène marked by the scale, contrast, and silhouette of the rocket against the lunar environment. This part seeks to convey the physical and symbolic dimension of one of the most recognisable machines in the history of space exploration.
The second treatment adopts the look of a technical specification sheet inspired by the aerospace documentation of the 1960s. Diagrams, annotations, structural views, and graphic compositions place the model within a visual language close to that of the original Apollo programme archives.
Finally, an X-ray sequence reveals the rocket's internal construction and allows its different layers and components to be observed from a more technical perspective. The combination of these three approaches presents the Saturn V as a space vehicle, an object of engineering, and a visual icon.
A personal project with no client or brief
Saturn V is a personal project produced outside of a commercial commission. The absence of a client allowed the team to freely define the rhythm, aesthetics, and level of detail of the piece.
The proposal starts from a simple idea: to observe the Saturn V again through current digital production tools, while respecting the historical material and simultaneously building a unique visual interpretation.
The result combines documentary research, 3D modelling, simulation, animation, and graphic design to pay tribute to the launch that began the journey of Apollo 11 to the Moon.
“No client. No brief. Just the machine and the archive.”
Team responsible for production
Creative direction and production were handled by BM Produccions and Bernat Noguero. Bernat Noguero was also responsible for 3D production. Visual effects were developed by Gabriel Alonso and Oriol Fernandez, while Olivia Roberts created the music and sound design.
The film can be viewed on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DbCOew7YavI
The full project is also available on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Da2eMx1Nxpf/
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Credits
Creative direction and production: BM Produccions and Bernat Noguero
3D Production: Bernat Noguero
FX: Gabriel Alonso and Oriol Fernandez
Music and sound design: Olivia Roberts