DESCRIPTION:
VIDEO #1 FROM THE CLAUDIA QUINTET VIDEO PROJECT
VIDEO BY JAK RITGER MUSIC BY JOHN HOLLENBECK
RECORDED BY THE CLAUDIA QUINTET ON ROYAL TOAST (CUNEIFORM RECORDS)
featuring Chris Speed, Matt Moran, Ted Reichman, Drew Gress John Hollenbeck and special guest, Gary Versace

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from Jak Ritger:
SPHINX was shot and edited in Portland, OR. The video serves as an exploration of the idea of a window. Rectangular panes of glass offer descriptions of their buildings' form and function. The camera is a room with one window that offers a description of the world. This film plays with the the way a window can be both reductive and constructive at the same time.

Technically the video was created using standard definition video and still images. AfterEffects was used to construct or erase elements of the video. The second half of the video was all shot "in camera" with some digital composition of multiple takes. The last clip reveals how these images where created. jakritger.com