Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Existential White

Excerpt from Daft Punk's movie Electroma

Exploring their own brand of humanity, the enigmatic Daft Punk boys created a full-length film journeying through their robot bodies as they attempt to transform themselves into humans. The excerpt here shows the robot characters enter a space-age looking facility to undergo their transformation - the camera techniques used in this scene is where it is interesting. The high-contrast, ultra white silhouettes work really well and is a technique that stays with you visually for its strong graphic quality. This video is a bit long, it's 10 minutes, but the main thing to take away from it is the cinematography, shot by one of the duo Thomas Bangalter, who apparently taught himself about film production in order to make this.

www.electroma.org
www.daftpunk.com

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