FILM
Richard Wright
Jason White
AnimateTV 1995
1995
Duration: 11'30"
Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles.
Duration
11'30"
42.4MB
Credits
A film by Jason White and Richard Wright
Music and sound Walter Fabeck
Online edit St. John Walker
Synopses
Political documentary meets baroque rave video.
Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles.
Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles. Courtiers from a Rudolf Valentino movie appear in an environment more reminiscent of Blade Runner, while shots from the Poll Tax Riots are weaved into a virtual diorama of London. Uncover the Seventeenth Century origins of our fascination with special effects, surveillance and addiction to media spectacle.
Technical information
Digital animation.
Full credits
A Soft Future Production
Jason White, Richard Wright
Music Walter Fabeck
Voices Graham Root, Nick Rawling, Martin Chamberlain, Peter Gordon
Online edit St John Walker
Research facilities London Guildhall University, Middlesex University
Thanks to Dick Arnall, Despite TV, Jake Lewis at ARTEC, Brendan Taylor, Marjut Rimminen, Mike Steventon, Ben White