PROPOSAL FOR FILM AESTHETICS

The documentary SILO is based on an extensive archive of photographic material and press clippings, as well as lots of original videos and audios in which informal talks , lectures , tours and television interviews are conducted in Buenos Aires , Bombay , Mexico D.F. and Moscow.

Interviews will be recorded with a select group of people who have had personal and professional acquaintance with Silo from his beginnings in the mid-60s, through their experiences in the distant Canary Islands, Corfú, India and Russia.

The locations selected for interviews are the parks of study and reflection located In Punta de Vacas (Mendoza) and La Reja (Buenos Aires); extensive sites, featuring fountains, meditation rooms of Hindu construction, monoliths and study centers. It also includes meeting rooms located in the City of Buenos Aires and suburbs.

  

The premise of camera will consist of close-ups of the interviewee located to the left of the picture, leaving the right-hand side that , through chrome-key techniques, will fill the image with photo montages or video file referred to

the subject.

Regarding photography, two aesthetics will be handled.

In Chapters 1 and 2 (1962 - 1980) neutral colors using materials from black and white file (photos, videos, press) will be applied ; editing filters will also be used to simulate the Super-8 texture.

Chapters 3 and 4 (1980 - 2010) present more vivid and contrasting colors, using the colorful Siloist parades and demonstrations.

Powerful music will be used with different styles for each chapter: native cuyano rhythms for Chapter 1 (genesis of the character in Mendoza) ; enveloping and tense rhythms for Chapter 2 (persecutions), energetic rhythms for Chapter 3 (world travels, international conferences) and soft and warm rhythms for Chapter 4 (last years, death and recognition from his peers).

In turn, there will be a precise post production design, using the heavy footage and animations using Flash and After Effects, and other stylistic devices, to establish a storyline that allows a comprehensive approach to the various facets of Silo's life and work, and that conveys his message and historical transcendence to the public, in a constructive and social ambit.

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