(third study for) Swedge of Heaven
Synopsis
Using real world locations in Essex, Swedge of Heaven explores liminal/transitional/peripheral spaces and realms, navigated by a reanimated rave mascot and a wooden Neolithic fertility figure.
Although from distant moments in history, the protagonists are both figures indicative of ritual gathering created by Essex communities. Within the work the isolated figures hover in cultural/historical flux, a state of simultaneous belonging and alienation as they pass through and around places seemingly suspended on the edge of conventional time and space.
The project employs experimental digital animation techniques that bring together 3D generated models of real world objects/sites and computer generated actors that navigate in and out of these virtual real world spaces.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 14:46
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Richard Forbes-Hamilton
- Producer
- Richard Forbes-Hamilton
- Director of Photography
- Richard Forbes-Hamilton
- Sound
- Richard Forbes-Hamilton
- Composer
- Richard Forbes-Hamilton
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Richard Forbes-Hamilton
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