This episode of The Slow TV Podcast is an interview with Australian Filmmaker Chris Lewis and English Composer David Lol Perry, who teamed-up to create ‘PURE Soundbath’, a new Slow TV film to calm lockdown nerves.The trailer and onward link can be found on Vimeo:
Chris' social media - Instagram and Twitter
David's social media - Twitter
The art film I couldn't remember the name of is called Wavelength (1967)
The film to which I liken the mood and style is Baraka
The group mentioned and cited as an influence is Dead Can Dance
The Britain by Balloon series (available until October 2024 in the UK) mentioned by David
(Geo-blocking may apply)
PURE Soundbath press release here
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Thursday, 16 July 2020
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
PURE Soundbath - Slow TV for Lockdown
Press Release
PURE Soundbath from Chris Lewis on Vimeo.
A lockdown film made 9000 miles apart - "like going on holiday for three weeks".
Australian Filmmaker Chris Lewis and English Composer David Lol Perry teamed-up around the world to create ‘PURE Soundbath’, a new Slow TV film to calm lockdown nerves (but does make us want to travel again!).
David, best-known for his charting 2017 Warner Classics album ‘Three Wings’ featuring Winchester College’s Quirister boys, ‘met’ Geraldton, WA based Chris, a cameraman for broadcaster ABC, on Twitter. David was unable to continue his sell-out ‘Soundbaths’, gigs where guests lie down and drift-off, immersed in hi-res music. Chris wanted to make a ‘Slow TV’ film, that too, mesmerises.
The music was recorded in ‘3D’ or ‘Binaural’ sound to replicate the surround sound of the soundbaths. Chris’s sumptuous photography includes stunning underwater shots, even underneath waves as well as gorgeous drone panoramas. It was largely shot in Merimbula, New South Wales. The result is an engaging and extremely calming experience. The hour-long film is available to buy or rent on Vimeo.
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The Slow TV Podcast recorded an interview with Chris Lewis and David Perry about their film, find it on THIS LINK.
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Monday, 7 October 2019
Slowbart - an Ambient Film Program in Hobart
We've had The Ghan from the Australian mainland, Go South from New Zealand - now it's time for a complete set from the continent with some Slow TV from Tasmania.
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| Aurora Australis image courtesy of Ian Stewart |
Slowbart, a play on the capital's name, Hobart, and its apparent reputation as a principal city with a more mellow lifestyle, is happening at The Loop, a digital art platform for the city.
It's a special point of interest that the program is being touted as 'ambient film' - something which Slow TV can be, but not often recognised as by audiences and media commentators. It's like ambient music - immerse into it, or use it as a sensory wallpaper.
The press release from The University of Tasmania reads:
"Unseen perspectives of life in Hobart are set to be revealed in a new creative initiative in the heart of the city.
Slowbart: An ambient film program kicks off this evening and will screen daily for three months, 8am–8pm at The Loop public courtyard at 157 Elizabeth Street.
“Hobart has an easy-going and serene atmosphere that’s unusual for a capital city. The films curated for Slowbart will reveal unusual views of Hobart and our surrounds through the eyes of many creative residents,” University of Tasmania Head of Media Dr Claire Konkes said.
“The films have been curated in the genre of ‘Slow TV’ to show gradually unfolding moments and experiences, designed to be enjoyed by audiences as they wait, pass by, or settle in for the feature films.”
Slowbart curators and emerging filmmakers Victoria Bremner and Heath Willis (pictured) developed the Slowbart film concept while interning at the City of Hobart as part of their media studies at the University of Tasmania.
“We encouraged filmmakers, artists and content makers of all kinds to scour their hard drives, delve into the depths of their filing cabinets and check under their beds to contribute imagery and film for the program,” Ms Bremner said.
“After viewing it all I carefully selected footage to produce The Hour of Power, a one-hour long presentation of short film, animation and documentary, which will be screened each lunchtime until late December.”
Embracing the slowbart tag and celebrating our wonderful lifestyle through a slow film in the centre of town. #slowbart #lovethelifestyle #utaslife #cityofhobart #universityoftasmania pic.twitter.com/lqMQFaAcsG— John Austen (@jnausten) October 4, 2019
The program’s feature film Slowbart: An ambient film was also produced from local contributions and scored to original music by emerging composer Finn Clarke. The film is curated by Heath Willis with support from Fraser Johnston of Spectral Media.
“This creative partnership has brought together filmmakers who have sought to capture what makes Hobart unique as a capital city,” Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said.
“We are so lucky to live in a city that is surrounded by nature and which provides us with so many opportunities to slow down and appreciate what we have. I congratulate the curators and contributors for bringing this film initiative to life.”
Slowbart: An ambient film program will be officially opened by Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds and Dr Meg Keating (Head of School, Media and Creative Arts, University of Tasmania) today, 5:30–6:30pm at The Loop, 157 Elizabeth street, Hobart. Slowbart: an ambient film and The Hour of Power will be screened at the launch.
The Loop is an initiative of the City of Hobart through the Creative Hobart strategy in partnership with the University of Tasmania. The schedule is available at theloophobart.com.au/program."
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Sunday, 7 January 2018
The Ghan - Slow TV in Australia Only
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| The Ghan Slow TV |
Available on SBS On Demand in Australia only (courtesy of geoblocking) or SBS Australia Facebook page sometimes with a small inset box with studio chat and banter taking centre stage.
Shame - Norway's Slow TV goes out online without geoblocking when it's live and serves as a fabulous advert for its landscape and cross-country and around-country travels.
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Thursday, 14 December 2017
The Ghan - Slow TV in Australia
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| This is NOT Australian Slow TV |
Plenty of reviewers already anticipating some 'Weird TV', so it'll be fascinating to see how Slow TV is received Down Under.
The actual broadcast is a mere 3 hours long (not the 3 days journey), robbing the viewer of most of the actual journey. Nevertheless expect some fabulous Aussie real-time Slowness to ease in the New Year.
A potentially kick-arse Slow TV project is set to arrive in Australia during December 2017. That's kick-arse Slow TV style in an aussie accent and attitude, by the way.
The Ghan is a train journey, bisecting Australia, travelling near 3,000 km (approaching 1,850 miles) from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Adelaide in South Australia. There must be return trains, too, so feel free to reverse the direction if needed.
If it is broadcast continually on traditional TV ("Linear TV"), it will thrash the proverbials off Norwegian Slow TV train journeys, as it will take three days. Not a mere poxy 7 hours. But it remains to be seen where it is broadcast in terms of channels and platforms, and if it is continuous.
The Norgies (Australian slang for Norwegians, as I was told in a curry house in Trondheim in 2014) haven't even managed a day long continual broadcast of a train journey. Though they did pull off that world-record breaking ferry journey, Hurtigruten, taking five and a quarter days.
Can't wait until the New Year for some new Slow TV? The BBC has some wildlife Slow TV up its sleeve for the Christmas TV Schedule with Wild Wanderings.
Hopefully it will be available online, too, so those of us in the Northern Hemisphere about to go through the cold and dark of midwinter can enjoy the Australian midsummer.
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Mint Pictures was commissioned by SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) in Australia to produce The Ghan, a transcontinental train journey, which will also feature archival material.
The Slow TV Blog will carry more information as and when it becomes apparent.
First published 1st November 2017, updated 14th December.
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