Royksopp - A Long, Long Way (Genero TV Competition Winner)

Official version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahawaAKPbDE

Is our protagonist: Falling, Swimming, Flying or Dying? Is this a triumphant ascension or simply an end?

I felt an abstraction was an appropriate response to this Royksopp track. The music holds the message and the role of the imagery is to augment - not supersede.

The final result is somewhat painterly. It might not be a 'pop video' in a traditional sense but I believe it works for this track. View it as something that would sit in the background - something you would float with - the imagery influencing unconsciously - rather than providing a narrative explanation.

Ian.

Credits:

Free-fall Actor: Mr Pahute Senior - thanks Dad!.
Free-fall Trapeze Rig: Weird Baroque and Associates.
Back Projection and iPhone Camera footage: Ian Pahute.
Back Projection footage shot over Inspire Space Park during the afternoon of Jan 4th 2011.
Direction, editing and all the other stuff: Ian Pahute.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Royksopp
• A Long Long Way
• Genero.tv
• Falling
• Dying
• Flying
• Soaring
• Ian Pahute

[fuzonacid]

Reminds me of some of the scenes from Blade Runner and the amazing tracks from Jon and Vangelis. Maybe even a 2001 Space Odyssey vibe. Considering the style of music this makes perfect sense. Kind of fascinating and neat how you obscured the SL background.