There was a period in my life when I got used to editing other people’s video footage into coherency, inheriting hours of hand-held video and working with it to produce something engaging and resolved. Editing 5×5 was one of the more exciting and rewarding examples of this kind of work, not least because the slight chaoticism of the raw material was a big plus, in so much as it suited very well the splashy and instinctive fashion illustration of its subject, Neil Gilks (spelled Gilkes in the film, which I can only assume was considered correct at the time, but embarrassingly for everyone involved, may not have been!).
I was left with the challenge of turning lots of A1 fashion illustrations into animated sequences to propel the film along, and likewise seeking to pull the fashion illustrator himself into the world of his drawing style and of the drawings being produced by his students. The film accompanied an exhibition of drawings and was never meant to move outside of the hallowed halls of academia – hence my flagrant use of the exquisite final Bolero from the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! I haven’t yet been set upon by the powers-that-be, but that time may soon come, so for the record (and about twelve years too late), a huge thank you to composer, Steve Sharples, because editing to this music was a total joy.
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Wow, actually double Wow! Absolutely loved the illustrations but the movement and fast paced cuts perfectly intime to the stunning score was epic and I rarely ever use that word!
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Hi Phil,
I concur with Kevin. The orchestral music of Bolero from the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” is very dramatic indeed. Your editing and sequencing are very well done!
My favourite piece from the movie is “One Day I’ll Fly Away”.
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Many thanks Soundeagle – so many great things about Moulin Rouge! right? What a sugar-rush of movie. I’m a big fan 🙂
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Yes, Phil, we do have something in common here. The music and production in “Moulin Rouge!” are top-notch.
Speaking of the sonic art of music, as we maintain spatial distancing and stay home to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus, please kindly allow me the pleasure to entertain you with a bespoke poem and music recently published in the multimedia post entitled 🎼🎹—THE—🎹—LAST—🎹—RAG—🎹🎵🎶, where the featured composition for solo piano can be enjoyed and studied in multiple formats available to you as the audio playbacks, the video captures of score with music, and the gallery of printable score sheets.
The said post is available for you to enjoy at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2020/04/12/the-last-rag/
I would like to inform you that you might need to use a desktop or laptop computer with a large screen to view the rich multimedia contents available for heightening your multisensory enjoyment at my blog, which could be too powerful and feature-rich for iPad, iPhone, tablet or other portable devices to handle properly or adequately.
Since music can be an essential part of the process of sustainability, wellbeing, healing and even social change and spiritual awakening, may my music and poem in the said post bring you and your family some creative “distractions” or “diversions” amidst the disruptions and woes engendered by the pandemic.
I look forward to receiving your feedback at my post there. May you have a very lovely weekend soon!
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Hey Kevin – thank you – it’s an oldie (look at the 4:3 format!) and it owes a huge debt to the music, but yes, editing this together was as fun as it looks!
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