The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky

Part of the second act - 'The Sacrifice' - where a maiden is chosen by her peers to dance herself to death for the good of the tribe. My first attempts with a video camera. Very rough. Filmed at the Barbican and near St. Pauls, London.

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Music

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• stravinski
• stravinsky
• sacre
• printemps
• rite
• spring
• urban
• nightmare
• sacrifice
• suicide
• rope
• ballet
• barbican

[MrPanetela]

It was discovered during the Silent Picture era, that the wrong kind of music will kill the presentation of the Movie. During the golden era of Hollywood, they paid top dollar to composers with operatta exerience to make sure the music sync-ed with the Movie, emotionally, and pulse wise. In your presentation- the accents of rites of springs is all over the place. It was a valiant effort on your part, but this piece of composition really sucks badly. The fault is not yours but the music.

[tingmar]

@MrPanetela It has always been a controversial and difficult piece of music since it's 1913 debut.

[addyr100]

this song is about the pagan ritual right?

[tingmar]

@addyr100 The subtitle of the ballet is "Scenes from Pagan Russia in 2 Acts".

[mightyzebra]

Woah not bad!!! Hope she didn't actually die... Very clever interpretation of Ninjinsky's choreography, great black and white filming and good choice of locations. I wouldn't have thought of doing something like that in the middle of London! Luckily I understand the context of this video, but people watching it who haven't seen the Nininsky choreography may be a little confused... Overall, a big thumbs up!!

[tingmar]

@mightyzebra Yes, it works best with people who are aware of the ballet.

[tingmar]

@xxBLANKxNESSxx Cheers thanks a lot.

[Username50002]

could use better camera direction

[thebigbadwolf88]

@MrPanetela : Not everything is Hollywood. Breaking syncronization also means something, and the focus of this little film is on the music, it is not "background" in any way, like in Hollywood movies, it should not follow anything.

The video is quite good, nice effort! I just didnt like those repetitions at the bridge at the very end, and that zoom when she was running on the square, the rest was quite good. cheers!

[MsVaxxine]

I love the use of Nijinsky's choreography. I loved the whole concept and the only thing I would change would be around 4:08 to make the movements match the accents in the music... but that's only because I'm anal about accents in music, particularly in Stravinsky's music :) lol the truth is it's pretty awesome and I loved it :D Great work.

[monsieurcheeks]

@MrPanetela you are a moron

[meowkie]

I couldn't help but chuckle when the man walked past the camera. He must have been like, "Errr, need some help?"

[gcerpa1980]

I really enjoyed this video, keeps you hooked until the end of it. Nice interpretation of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

[FingerFramer]

I actually really like the primitive nature of this. And that shot with the rope on the spool, awesome!

[Faustina1327]

Why is there never anyone outside at Barbican? I knew where it was immediately because there is like NO PEOPLE THAR, EVAR.

[xlaborriex]

5:21 the grudge