End Scene music video
August 4, 2009 at 07:22

Steffen Bygebjerg who is a part of the design-team Feta (they made most of VETO’s artwork and a lot of other brilliant things) made this video for End Scene. It is his bachelor project and he got a nice big A+ for it.

In the video Bygebjerg explores how – when subjected to real-life – digital creations can achieve a higher level of texture and how unintended, uncontrollable elements can affect the work in a positive way.

The animation work was made in Adobe After Effects. Each frame was then printed and the print was subsequently scanned back into the computer. The scanned frames were then assembled back into the original animation, now with a new rugged look, created by the visit in the physical analogue world.

It is no coincidence that Bygebjerg has chosen this approach, as the work process has a lot in common with the process of making WHT. I experimented a lot with bringing the digital world into reality, and then process it in the computer again. For example, all beats were originally programmed, but it felt like they were missing something. Then I had a drummer play the same beats, only to have the acoustic sounds replaced with the original samples. This gave a new level of human feeling to the beats, without loosing their sampled, digital sound. Much like printing and scanning.

Let Steffen know what you think of the video in the comments.

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  1. beautiful. fits the song! just LOVE black and wht art =)

    Comment by kemy — August 4, 2009 @ 07:28

  2. brilliant video, I love the jerkiness and textured feel to it…

    want to do me one? :P

    Comment by seams — August 4, 2009 @ 07:54

  3. Hej Steffen og Troels

    Det er simpelthen en virkelig lækker måde at starte en tirsdag på det her. Den er så enkel og avanceret på samme tid og passer som fod i hose på nummeret og idé med plade. Klap dig selv på pikken!

    Mvh
    Justin

    Comment by Justin Ulbrichsen — August 4, 2009 @ 08:01

  4. først vil jeg sige, at det er jo en yderst enkel video. Firkanter og cirkler i kontrasterne sort og hvid. Det er jo så banalt og alligevel stikker der noget dybere i det. Det er faktisk smuk som Anders Morgenthalers video til Efterklang – Caravan.
    Jeg giver thumbs up for det geniale i det banale. Det er smukt skruet sammen. Det skal ligne noget digitalt, men det har noget realistisk over sig, som du også skriver Troels, da cirklerne og firkanterne hopper med på sangens udsving.

    Squarely circle, circly sqaure.

    Comment by Maagaard90 — August 4, 2009 @ 08:25

  5. Really great stuff! Love how he finds the right shapes for sounds…

    Comment by Nicken — August 4, 2009 @ 09:17

  6. This is seriously cool. And I love the explanation of the process, that’s real attention detail. Also neat how it mirrors the audio production as well.

    Love it!

    Comment by Paul — August 4, 2009 @ 11:20

  7. Steffen, du er crazy! Det må jo ha taget åndsvagt lang tid at animere det der!

    Det er tilgengæld virkelig blevet pisse, pisse fedt. Totalt dagens helt store optur. Godt gået!

    Rasterpunkterne og de der smalfilmsagtige hvide streger der løbene optræder igennem hele video – kommer de fra scanningen, eller det lagt på digitalt?

    Kh
    Robert

    Comment by Robert Nagy — August 4, 2009 @ 13:59

  8. Steffen er vist på ferie, men inden han tog afsted nåede han at fortælle mig at der IKKE er lavet nogen efterbehandling. Ingen farvestyring eller effekter. Det er rent rå scan:)

    Comment by Troels Abrahamsen — August 4, 2009 @ 14:08

  9. @Troels Tak for det hurtige svar.

    Imponerende. Den ferie må sandelig være velfortjent oven på det her projekt. :)

    Comment by Robert Nagy — August 4, 2009 @ 14:33

  10. Flot og stofligt, det upolerede udtryk underbygger musikken rigtig godt. Billedsproget, takten, rytmen og bevægelsen er dog meget lig Bjørn Svins “Modular Noia”-video, men det da vist også dem (FETA) der har lavet den, ikke sandt?

    Comment by Rasmus Von Krukkenlund — August 6, 2009 @ 08:40

  11. This has a slight asemic feel to it. I think you might enjoy learning about it:

    http://thenewpostliterate.blogspot.com/

    http://www.asemic.net/

    –Becky

    Comment by Becky — August 6, 2009 @ 21:55

  12. If this video was a painting, I would buy it and put it on my wall so I could see it everyday :D It’s great art!

    Comment by Kristian — August 7, 2009 @ 19:10

  13. Virkelig smuk video. Selvom der ikke sker det store kan man bare ikke slippe den med blikket. Fandme flot arbejde.
    Er vild med linjen der “knækker” ved 1:14…

    Comment by Nikolaj — August 9, 2009 @ 14:51

  14. Takk og takk, det er den mest fantastiske video jeg noensinne har sett. Sangen er god, men filmen gjør dette til et mesterverk. Tusen takk!!

    Comment by Johan norsker — August 10, 2009 @ 15:26

  15. Genial video til en genial sang! Videoen passer perfekt til sangen – enkel, sær alligevel helt vildt fed!

    Comment by Andvest — August 11, 2009 @ 17:35

  16. I rarely look at musicvideos like this, but this one really catched me.. A true piece of art!

    Comment by ragge — August 14, 2009 @ 03:04

  17. Hey everybody!
    Just returned home from vacation. All your kind words has really been great to come home to. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
    -Steffen

    Comment by Steffen Bygebjerg — August 19, 2009 @ 13:05

  18. Incredible how black and white, lines, boxes and dots can put you in this great a mood.

    The song is superb, but with the video added, just adds that extra touch.

    Comment by thomas — August 24, 2009 @ 00:35

  19. Hej !

    Superfed og enkel video!
    Hvis i syntes den video er fed, skulle i tage og se videoen til Simian Mobile Disco – Synthesise ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8J4Qzt7sso

    Ser frem til at den nye cd udkommer..

    Comment by CB — August 27, 2009 @ 19:52

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