FIRE THIEF
MURCOF – FIRE THIEF
When Murcof presented his new project to me, the result of a collaboration with the Alias Dance Company, he showed me the performance where dancers were falling and rising, again and again.
I was mesmerized by this kind of strange and hypnotic choreography, and I immediately thought about how hard the performance would have been for the dancers – disorientating, seeing the seats of the theatre, rising and falling as they are performing. The point of view of the dancers became the main concept, and we thought we could make a small theatre to imitate this movement.
CREDITS
Music video / videoart – 4’58 min
Genre : Electronic
Technique : Video / stop motion / slow motion / motion control / compositing
Client : The Leaf Label (UK)
Director : Christophe Thockler (photography – editing – motion design – post production)
Music : Fire Thief, Extract from the album The Alias Sessions, composed by Murcof (Mexico)
Details : 80 printed PLA chairs, 160 fabric cushions, 4 velvet curtains, wooden steps, plasterboard walls.
MAKING OF / BEHIND THE SCENES
Gears : Canon 60D, Sony RX100V, Manfrotto Magic Arm, Kessler Second Shooter
