Experimental Cinema final: Odyssey

This was a collaborative project I made for my final film in my experimental cinema course at WITS university this year.

Inspired by the writing of Peter Greenaway, as well as his film: The Pillowbook, which was analysed in class this semester. The concept was originally mine whilst brainstorming with my girlfriend Jess, but Taryn really brought it to life with her experience in editing and her ability to keep me from trashing the entire concept halfway through!

The concept behind is the cutting up of the screen and the aspect ratio, making a movie feel more like a comic. I thin we could have done more to show several situations running simultaneously, but time was short in edit. Another factor was the "Anti Hollywood" ending, tragedy is all too rare thee days!

Characters were animated on a green screen and then imposed on the footage.

Song credits are:
"Crave" by The Butterfly Effect
"Intro" by The Butterfly Effect
"Sotto Vento" by Ludovico Einaudi
"Transantlaticism" by Death Cab for Cutie

Font:
Rockwell

Edited in Final Cut Pro, Animation in After Effects, Screen effects in After Effects.

Taryn Calvery
Editing and Sound Design
http://www.youtube.com/user/TarantinoTales

Tim Jardim
Animation and Camera

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• odyssey
• claymation
• clay
• animation
• wits
• university
• experimental
• cimema

[doctorcatsburger]

Nice work, I don't think YT is as popular anymore because this should have a lot more views, then again finding it in googles search engine might take weeks. I love it, it must have been a lot of work.

[timmiboi88]

@doctorcatsburger I'm glad you think so! I think it's a bit obscure in theme and whatnot, hence less likely to show up in searches.

It was quite a labour of love to be sure!

[Waldvogel91]

cool