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By way of Vimeo.com, I came across this remarkable film, “Morgenrat“. It was directed by Jeff Desom and features the haunting music of Hauschka (Volker Bertlemann), an experimental musician/composer who lives in Dusseldorf. Apparently, the entire film was made using vintage photographs from the Library of Congress.
Promonews.tv has a nice interview with Jeff Desom, a Luxembourg filmmaker who has been associated with Hauschka for several years now (be sure to check out Jeff’s wonderful show reel at Vimeo). At Hauschka’s youtube site, there is a wonderful live action film also directed by Jeff Desom called “Blotsky” (his graduation film from the Bournemouth Arts Institute (2007) where Hauscka’s music is featured. Hauschka also plays the lead role (brilliantly). It’s a remarkable film as well and equally strange/poetic.
I love the haunting, decayed quality of Morgenrat. Reminds me a bit of the Quay Brothers, but simpler. You may not know exactly what the film means, but there’s a mood created with the sepia-toned films being pulled into the 3D world that is undeniable. And the music adds so much to emotional pull of the images. Even the frame of the film is rotting away.
Tags: animation, hauscka, jeff desom, morgenrat
Fascinating concept, and well done.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this. It’s a really inspiring piece. I’ve been gestating an idea using old photographs, but I am thinking of using images of people. This really opens the mind to new possibilities. What mastery!
-L
What an exquisite find, Ricky. I want to learn to “think film” in the way this filmmaker does.
I couldn’t have put it better, Phil. What inspires is not only the excellence of his work, but his imagination as well. This is the kind of work I want to do myself.
And thanks for your comments, Lars and Kate.
What a beautiful piece of creativity. Exquisite!
Thank you so much for sharing this.
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very very cool stuff. Amazing use of after effects. I was a little bummed not to see the piano smash in a million pieces in slomo. High quality stuff though, thanks for sharing.
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