Baroque Motion, Vol. 1 [Blu-ray]
Review by Gary Tooze
Studio:
Microcinema
Discs:
Region: 'A' (quite possibly region FREE!)
Feature Runtime: 0:58:42
Chapters: 16
Disc Size: 18,977,273,536 bytes
Features Total Size: 15,651,803,136 bytes
Average Bitrate: 35.55 Mbps
One dual-layered Blu-ray
Case: Standard Blu-ray case
Release date: February 24th, 2009
Video:
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Resolution: 1080p
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Subtitles:
None
Supplements:
•
On the Blu-ray there are two bonus
clips named Bonus clip one and Bonus clip two. Bonus clip one is a clip from The
Goldsmiths Guild but with another ending (3:03). Bonus clip two is a clip from the
The
Portrait of a Prominent scientist with a different ending (6:55).
Bitrate Graph:

Product Description: Tired of Aquarium and/or Fireplace-DVDs? Your flat LCD-or
plasma-screen makes a great window, use it to bring Aesthetic, High Resolution,
High Definition (HD)Video Art into your room. Perfect for entertaining or just
relaxing. In the beginning of the 17th century, European culture generated a new
artistic style, known as the Baroque. Now, for the first time ever you will be
able to see the motifs of the old world come to life in slow motion in this
Video Art production. Experience how a brawl suddenly starts in the Goldsmiths
Guild and how the fish and lobster come to life in a still life painting. Gaze
in awe at how a prominent scientist becomes surprised at the lack of gravity and
at the fright of a lady due to a ghastly movement through the painting. Recorded
with state-of-the-art High Definition high-speed camera HD Phantom 1080p
(1000fps). Automatic Repeat, Constant Movement
In the beginning of the 17th century, European culture
generated a new artistic style, known as the Baroque. Now, for the first time
ever you will be able to see the motifs of the old world come to life in slow
motion. Experience how a brawl suddenly starts in the Goldsmiths' Guild and how
the fish and lobster come to life in a still life painting. Gaze in awe at how a
prominent scientist becomes surprised at the lack of gravity and at the fright
of a lady due to a ghastly movement through the painting.
The Films:
Goldsmiths’ Guild, The
directed by Jonathan Knape
Sweden, Ambient, 2008, 00:16:00
Group portraits were popular during the 17th century and
we wanted to create something similar, yet in our
version there is a bit of brawl among the goldsmiths. In
this filmic piece of art, we have...
Portrait of a Frightened Lady directed by Jonathan Knape
Sweden, Ambient, 2008, 00:12:52
Again, building on the
portrait style of the Baroque era we have crafted a work
where a woman becomes frightened of something coming
into the tranquil room where she sits. The major
influence for...
Portrait of a Prominent Scientist directed by Jonathan Knape
Sweden, Ambient, 2008, 00:14:50
Drawing on the common portrait paintings of the 17th
century, we have created a work that brings the
traditional scene of a prominent scientist to life that
becomes surprised at the lack of...
Still Life with Lobster & Fish directed by Jonathan Knape
Sweden, Ambient, 2008, 00:15:00
Building on the still life paintings of the Baroque era
we have created a set-up with fish and lobster that
suddenly come to life. In this work we were inspired by
Jan Davidsz De Heem - Still life...
Image :
NOTE:
The below
Blu-ray
captures were ripped directly from the
Blu-ray
disc.
Firstly this can be an
amusing experience. I personally had absolutely no idea
what was going on. The activity was painfully slow (as
in very slow-motion). The
Blu-ray
in terms of image quality seemed quite acceptable with
deep blacks, tight lines and even some depth. While I wouldn't consider this a terribly
dynamic image it is without impeding flaws and does its job in representing the films.
The MPEG-4 AVC encode produces visuals that look quite a
lot like a painting.
CLICK EACH
BLU-RAY
CAPTURE TO SEE ALL IMAGES IN FULL 1920X1080 RESOLUTION
Audio & Music:
I initially thought my system was on the fritz.
Honestly. There is no sound .
Not a peep. So obviously there are no subtitles either.
Extras:
On the
Blu-ray
there are two bonus
clips named Bonus clip one and Bonus clip two. Bonus clip one is a clip from
The
Goldsmiths Guild but with another ending (3:03). Bonus clip two is a clip from the
The
Portrait of a Prominent scientist with a different ending (6:55).
Bottom line (or 'What the hell?'):
Strangely
this is usually just my cup of tea - things out of the
ordinary - but I'd have to suggest a pass on this title.
The lack of audio is a huge black-mark and I just don't
get the pure aesthetic value of the slow-motion visuals.
This is little better than a screen-saver of which I
might prefer it to an Aquarium but I'd suspect most
would not agree. I can appreciate the attempt here but
suggest that it failed, in my case, to arouse any
interest or desire for repeat viewings. Bravo, though,
to whoever had the guts to release this. I'd suggest
some Bach (played at normal speed) to go along with this
experiment if they do a Volume 2.
Gary Tooze
January 13th, 2008
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