Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Watch this dancer do battle with a beam of light
io9.com: Feast your eyes on Nuance, a captivating short by artist Marc-Antoine Locatelli that features dancer Lucas Boirat interacting with an ever-morphing army of frenetic photons.
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This is what art is all about. The combination of categories: music, dance, light, and videography to complete one cohesive piece that is beautiful, moving, intimate - delightful. This video is a wonderful example of very different artists working together in harmony to form art that rises above what one individual form could possibly hope to accomplish on its own. The "fight" between the dancer and the light is elegant and sophisticated, but also powerful, full of a force that emanates from both the dancer and the elusive, ever-changing light. It is a mesmerizing piece to watch; I would love to have been able to sit in on the design meetings for it and learn how these ideas came about and how cooperation worked between the artists.
This is sweet! Because light is so intangible, it takes a lot of creativity to find a way to control and manipulate it in an interesting way. It's hard to tell though if these are actual projections or if they were added in as post-production. If you thought this video was cool, check this link. It'll blow your mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wVq41Bi2yE
Everyday we are starting to see more and more technology being used in everyday activities to enhance the enjoyment. This dancer utilizes the technology of light to create a truly unique viewing experience. I love how everything was monochromatic, but then I love how the dancer and light together creates these wisps of dust which adds to much tot he piece. It will be interesting to see where this goes in the future.
I love seeing new dance techniques come into play because a lot of people think that dance is so boring and repetitive now. The effects with slowing time are quite creative too. It has a whole new level to dancing that is interesting and captivating to an audience. Obviously, this cannot be performed live because the light was put in later, but it would be cool if they found out a way to make that happen; they could do something like that group from America's Got Talent a few years ago.
I have to wonder though, did the dancer know where the light was at all times, or did he just dance and the light was filled in later. There are some parts where it looks like he had no idea where the light was and others where he knew exactly how he was interacting with the light.
This is what I love about our industry. I love the fact that all the areas of sound, dance, videography, media, and light all joined forces to create this beautiful piece of art. The massive integration of all the components is breath taking. I want to be a part of something like this. My question for the artists is what came first, the dance piece or the media concept? I would have loved to have known about the process and who did what and when it all happened within the timeline of the piece.
It is amazing how the creators of this video applied such distinct human characteristics to an inhumane object. The movement of light in the video evokes emotion not only in the dancer interacting with it, but also for everyone who is watching the video. The balance between the dancer and the light beam is interesting to observe. At times, I felt as if the beam of light was going to crush the dancer. At other times, I felt as if the dancer was going to crush the beam of light. In fact, there were times when the dancer did crush the light momentarily. The idea of using technology as an "actor" is compelling and innovative. It is also impressive to consider the amount of time and practice that must have gone into the dancer interacting with the light beam.
This was beautiful! I love it when performances use technology (especially light pieces, projection mapping, etc). I think it's a great way to integrate two fields that once seemed so divided. The dancer was amazing too. It was almost like a fight between this light and this man. Or just a boy who wants to capture this light and the struggle to get it. The music was awesome too and I really want to know how they did this! It couldn't be a screen behind him, nor could it be projection mapping. This is so cool and it would be awesome to see how they use this kind of technology more in the future in the entertainment industry!
This is so cool! I really would love to see how this video was developed. It would be interesting to know if the animation was planned out ahead of time and then the film was recorded or vice-versa. I hope that I will be able to do animations and work like this when I am older. The way the movement is synchronized with the sound is amazing.
Also! The shapes of the light remind me James Turrell's work with single projections of light. I have seen his renderings of these designs.
http://jamesturrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Gard-Red-1968-1024x839.jpg
This was really neat! I think the fact that this was filmed helped the overall effect. It looks like it was filmed with a Panasonic Varicam or at least a camera with a very high frame rate capability. I don't think this dance could be performed live because I think the speed of the frames was really important to the dance. This kind of reminds me of the Creator's Project "The Box." The timing and movement must have been perfect. I think the black and white aspect helped the overall effect as well. The dark chiaroscuro effect really enhanced the light. Looking again at it, I can't tell if he was actually dancing with light or if the light was computer generated. The light seemed too solid to be actual rays. Other than that, I think this piece was beautiful. Everyone should check out this guy's other work!
This is so stunning! The way that this embodies so many aspects of performance is extremely captivating! I have only ever seen dance performances that involve light in the traditional setting, built in to their costumes, or used in creating a shadow show, but, this is something that is very different from any of those. The way that light, dance, and the sound design work together to create one cohesive piece is incredible. I have never seen anything quite like it.
My main question is: Is this light actually there or was it placed into the video after the fact?
This lately has been one of my favorite video it has great projection mapping. The detail to get the projection so close to the guys body and to train him to mechanically get his body close as well is stunning. I was already planing on using this video as an example of the king of projection mapping I wish to use for my Design for the stage project. This video uses the projection as a element in the world. In which people can interact with. It is a great example of how to integrate media in the world of theatre.
This is absolutely remarkable. I've been seeing more and more videos like these which involve a combination of media or editing with dancing and very electronic music. It is definitely becoming a new art form in and of itself. I get more and more excited about what the future of art holds as we begin to incorporate technology and approach the status of true renaissance men. The inclusion of both technology and art together always brings me back to Leonardo DaVinci and how he mastered the both. To finish off, I must include a link to one of these videos that makes me giddy as a school girl each time I watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX6JcybgDFo
This is a beautiful video and is very well done but similar to the robotic controlled projection mapping video thats going around this cant be viewed by a live audience. The man's movements are very precise and well executed but the cool part of the video is how he interacts with the ball of light but because the "light" is a computer animation, this cannot be viewed in real time. Perhaps if the man was able to get the moves down perfectly the light could be projected on a screen behind him and get a similar effect.
This is amazing!! I love when performance can fuse together with digital aspects, such as media in this case. It's amazing to see what the two worlds can do together and how they can create a world that seems so natural. It's great to see the art world expanding into something greater without losing any sense of the thing itself. I can't wait to see how art forms like this will evolve in the future. Should be exciting!
I don't understand what I just watched. This is so cool. I think this might be one of three times I've seen media really enhance a performance. I'm not quite sure I understand how this works and I'd love to know more about it. I wonder how this will be used in the future and I wonder if we'll ever get to see it on our stages
It was really interesting to see a human interact with light in a way that people usually do not. The motion and relationship between the dancer and the light was very powerful. The give and take between the two was fantastic to watch because of the quality of personification in the light and it's ability to relate to human kind.
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