Gathering Storm
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
The heartbeat of humanity. The drumbeat of war. An accelerating world beat announces the relentless approach of a dark force.
Experimental filmmaker David Rimmer fuses image and music to conjure up the specter of violence. Abstract pieces of sky, land and ocean pulse, retreat and pick up speed on a glowering screen. A radioactive intensity slowly builds as the Gathering Storm prepares to break.
A hauntingly beautiful film about the world's flight into chaos.
Experimental filmmaker David Rimmer fuses image and music to conjure up the specter of violence. Abstract pieces of sky, land and ocean pulse, retreat and pick up speed on a glowering screen. A radioactive intensity slowly builds as the Gathering Storm prepares to break.
A hauntingly beautiful film about the world's flight into chaos.
Credits
Directing
- Director
- David Rimmer
Producing
- Producer
- Svend-Erik Eriksen
- Executive Producers
- Svend-Erik Eriksen, Rina Fraticelli
Music
- Music
- Black Star Liner
Animation
- Animator
- David Rimmer
Editing
- Editor
- David Rimmer
Production Management
- Production Supervisor
- Kathryn Lynch
- Production Administrator
- Bruce Hagerman
Production notes
Director David Rimmer has taken Norman McLaren's cameraless technique to new heights. He paints directly on clear 35mm leader, using such odd materials as household cleaners, varnish, inks, and sometimes fish scales and ferns. He feeds the loops through a film editing machine, overlays them with music, and records the result with a mini DV camera. For "Gathering Storm", he chose music with a Middle Eastern flavor.
"Yemen Cutta Connection Mix" Written by Hosien/Harrop, Published by Warner Chappell/EMI Music, Licensed Courtesy Honibokum Records.
"Yemen Cutta Connection Mix" Written by Hosien/Harrop, Published by Warner Chappell/EMI Music, Licensed Courtesy Honibokum Records.