Godfrey Reggio
Godfrey Reggio is most known for his Qatsi trilogy, which includes the films Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, and Naqoyqatsi. All of the film titles are taken from the Hopi language; Koyaanisquatsi meaning "life out of balance," Powaqqatsi meaning "life in transformation," and Naqoyqatsi meaning "life as war." In 1995 he directed the short feature entitled Evidence that featured, like the Qatsi Trilogy, a soundtrack composed by his friend Philip Glass.
The film trailer for Koyaanisquatsi (see clip below) shows elements of this "opera of sound". The film itself gives the impression of the city coming alive. The pace of life and the way we all move around in it at high speed (footage filmed using time lapse and slow motion techniques) without any comprehension and regard for anyone else. Mundane and blank! We are like a machine, constantly moving. With the music it becomes almost hypnotic.
There are scenes of the city that show traffic speeded up. These images look like veins in the human body pushing the blood constantly around. Forcing the oxygen into every area of the body to help us function. This idea is something i would like to demonstrate somehow in my Flow & Course project. Using time lapse and music.
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