Length: 03:20
Directed by Sophie Rautenbach
Genre: Experimental
Date: 2012
Rating: ★★★★☆
Logline: A montage of fascinating sciencey
imagery put to extracts from a Lawrence Krauss lecture on the universe.
A moody and atmospheric ‘Air’ track immediately
sets the tone for this visually and audibly stimulating piece. Three elements
are combined extremely well here; high quality images, simple geometric wipes,
and an intellectually appealing voice over. To be fair, the dialogue may require
some level of concentration from the viewers as although the astro-physics
stuff has been pretty dumbed down for an everyman audience, it can still be a
bit too much at points. The on screen visuals however, can quite easily be
absorbed and enjoyed without strain. Saying that, you’ll quite often wonder
what it is your looking at as a melee of wondrous solids, surfaces, liquids and
wavelengths are displayed.
The high picture quality, excellent colour depth
and the various intriguing shapes and forms made by the subject matter
juxtapose well against the back background and sharp, clean edges created by
the wipes in the edit. It looks smart and crisp and the smooth transitions keep
the easy pace. Overall, while this may just look a bit like a fancy powerpoint
presentation, the well merged elements combine to create a fascinatingly
stylish film which is both educational and surreal.
Best Bit: Simple stylistic editing.
Worst Bit: The technical jargon risks audience tune
out.
Final thought: Doesn’t go down too well with
a hangover. I kind of feel none the wiser.
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