Set Set Spike
- Studio
- Hubbub Inc.
Synopsis
Set Set Spike begins with a clicking metronome, which sets the rhythm of the physical movements of the mother in this poetic meditation on volleyball. Witty puns link the audio track with the picture: the spoken word scoring refers simultaneously to basketball, a boyfriend, and the musical rhythm of the film (composed by Yo La Tengo). In a kind of temporal collage, past and present emotional truths coexist and frolic.
Characters
Mother
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Emily Hubley
Producing
- Producer
- Emily Hubley
Voices
Music
- Music
- Yo La Tengo
Crew
- Cinematographer
- Mark Foster
- Compositing
- Jeremiah Dickey
- Sound Design
- Christopher Faulkner
Production notes
Director Emily Hubley's first film to combine live action and animation.
Director's statement: "Set Set Spike was originally written for one of the characters in my feature, but illustrating the dense and poetic material to the degree that it warranted would have interrupted the flow of the longer piece. So the words serve here as the basis for this short experiment- using live-action and drawn images to depict how memory and imagination regularly haunt and flavor a woman's private moments."
Director's statement: "Set Set Spike was originally written for one of the characters in my feature, but illustrating the dense and poetic material to the degree that it warranted would have interrupted the flow of the longer piece. So the words serve here as the basis for this short experiment- using live-action and drawn images to depict how memory and imagination regularly haunt and flavor a woman's private moments."
Awards
Director's Citation (Third Prize), Black Maria Film and Video Festival, New Jersey City University, 2003