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Borderline
Alex Chandon
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experimental | 2005 | London | non-dialogue | 4 min
Published 05 May 06
Strange buildings and visual illusions create a trippy and hypnotic short.
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Taking London on a trip by way of MC Escher and Mega City One. Deconstructing both modernist and neo-classical landmarks to rebuild a new, impossible cityscape of upside-down staircases, gravity-defying roads and liquid skies.
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I made the film as an experiment with After Effects. I had been dreaming about mad buildings (Escher meets Mega-City) for a while, that became the vague brief.I went out alone with an XM1 mini-dv camera and a tripod for two afternoons in London, one spent at the south bank centre the other in the city. I shot what looked good with no constructive thoughts to actual compositions of the final shots. The only critical thing was that each shot was 'locked off' for the short takes. Matching the angles and perspectives on elements from different shots was a nightmare. But well worth it!
crew
  • director Alex Chandon
  • editor Alex Chandon
  • music The Dark Poets
format
digital
budget
£10 plus 100's hours of editing!
© 2005 Alex Chandon

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comment by Josiah  Carrier
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posted Oct 11, 2007

Nice one Al. Pukka Clips of da fucha innit. Wicked mate. That computer of yours must have grown since I last saw it. All the best from Devon. Your mate, Josiah Carrier Bag.

comment by sajeev  cheeroth
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posted Jan 26, 2007

Time well spent. Something you can be proud of for the rest of your life. A perfect fusion of of images and music. I have never seen London look or feel like this. I will never forget how this film made me feel. Clearly a productive labour of love.

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comment by alan  mock
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posted Jan 24, 2007

Very impressive and worth the 100's of editing hours. Recognised all the locations (water probably Thames) and mused 'thats amazing' throughout. Sound effects nice touch too. Captivating & Ace piece of work.

comment by Barry  Gillespie
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posted Jan 8, 2007

Great Alex,
Really enjoyed it. HAd been experimenting with similar stuff myself and am inspired by how far you've taken it. How did you create the splashes when the cars impact with the water and how did you do the people falling near the end?
did you roto the people then scale them down while repositioning?
Great work.

comment by Luke  Flegg
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posted Dec 29, 2006

This is more like a creative portfolio isn't it? A montage of experiements with special effects. I think they're evocative, sort of presenting city life as a maddening abstractification, taking over and generally offering themes of kaleidoscopic envelopment of chaotic mayhem.

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