The music factory
Musikkfabrikken
About
In “The Music Factory” we meet Herbert, who has synesthesia; a cross-sensory condition that makes him see shapes and colours when he hears sound and music and we are presented with the story of how he found his way to the music factory.
During his infanthood music, colours and shapes all came together in pure joyful synthesis, but when he gets older his synesthesia turn into a distraction with catastrophic results. At a low point in the film the sound of a beautiful violin brings him out his sadness, and he follow the trails of synesthesia and discovers the music factory.
He sneaks in, and is taken on a journey through the factory. In the grand finale Herbert finds out he is capable of controlling the colours and shapes, and he brings the synesthesia down, shapes it and throws it back up in the air. All in harmony with the music created by a full philharmonic orchestra.
In the end Herbert gets a job as head of R&D at the Music Factory and the film ends with him working his way through the factory.
“The Music Factory” is a live-action animated stereoscopic film that combine live-action actors filmed on green screen with animated characters and environments. It features surround music performed by the Oslo Philharmonic and it has no dialog.
The Music Factory has been accepted into the Nordic-Baltic Film Competition for the 2023 edition of the Fredrikstad Animation Festival (19 – 21 October).
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Director Biography
Cina Espejord is a norwegian dancer and choreographer. In the music factory she has had the role as both director and choreographer.
The second director is Alf Martin Løvvold and he has mainly worked with visual effects on countless advertising and feature films, including «Bølgen», «Kampen om Narvik», «Omar Sheriff», «North Sea» and many, many more.
Sigurd Slåttebrekk is the person behind the project «The Music Factory» that is also an installation at a family park in Norway. He is passionate about communicating classical music to children in a fun way. He is also known as one of the originators of the film universe with the little lifeboat Elias.
Pedagogical value
The Music Factory 4D film is part of a theme park attraction at Hunderfossen Eventyrpark, and it will for many kids be their first meeting with classical music. Hunderfossen has a goal of creating edutainment, where the Music Factory is their biggest investment. The Oslo Philharmonic and Musikkpedagogene both played an important role in developing the project, together with the main producer Animando and the animation and VFX studio Expanse. The attraction is a one of the attractions that are open most of the year when school classes and school band visits during the of season.
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The attraction has been shortlisted for Park World Excellence Awards 2023 and it is a part of the children program in Fredrikstad Animation Festival.
“The Music Factory” is a short film that aims at introducing classical music to kids, and it features music by some of the greatest composers of all time performed by the Oslo Philharmonic. The film has no dialog. It is a live-action animated stereoscopic film that combine live-action actors filmed on green screen with animated characters and environments.
The synesthesia effect is inspired by the northern light
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