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The Experience of Fliehkraft
Till Nowak
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_The Experience of Fliehkraft_ is a conceptual video art project.
Humans mount themselves on gigantic robots and enjoy being centrifuged through space. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s just what happens in theme parks. Machines with the power of tanks and the voices of demonic entertainers offer five minutes of anti-gravity therapy. An innocent attempt to escape this world, driven by 10,000 horsepower.
Based on his childhood fascination with these powerful entertainment slaves, Till Nowak created _The Experience of Fliehkraft_. He collected footage from theme parks and enhanced it digitally to become seven fantasy thrill rides.
As part of the artistic concept the original footage was recorded with a cheap amateur camera. It was then retouched over months of painstaking work and extended with computer-generated elements.
Links: http://www.framebox.com/
Humans mount themselves on gigantic robots and enjoy being centrifuged through space. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s just what happens in theme parks. Machines with the power of tanks and the voices of demonic entertainers offer five minutes of anti-gravity therapy. An innocent attempt to escape this world, driven by 10,000 horsepower.
Based on his childhood fascination with these powerful entertainment slaves, Till Nowak created _The Experience of Fliehkraft_. He collected footage from theme parks and enhanced it digitally to become seven fantasy thrill rides.
As part of the artistic concept the original footage was recorded with a cheap amateur camera. It was then retouched over months of painstaking work and extended with computer-generated elements.
Links: http://www.framebox.com/
Till Nowak (DE) is based in Hamburg, but during recent years he has almost spent more time at film festivals all over the world. His animated short film _Delivery_ (2005) brought him international attention, winning more than 35 awards, including first prizes at Annecy, the Hollywood AFI Fest, the United Nations Mediterranean Environmental Award and others. In 2006 he was nominated for the European Film Awards. He recently worked for Aardman Animation as a set designer on the upcoming CG feature film _Arthur Christmas_, produced by Sony Pictures.