Donato Sansone's Hypnotic Music Video for Max Cooper Blends Hand-Drawn and 3D Animation
Donato Sansone created an animated music video for Max Cooper's single "Solace in Structure," featuring a constantly morphing geometric figure. The video combines hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation with CGI, produced in collaboration with graphic designer Marco Holland and colorist Silvia Gariglio. Sansone employed a "manual rotoscoping" technique, atypical for his usual style, to make the abstract subject responsive to Cooper's syncopated rhythms. The work references iconic music videos such as Alex Rutterford's "Gantz Graf" for Autechre (2002), as well as works by Film Bilder, CRCR, Flying Lotus, and Mrzyk & Moriceau.
Key facts
- Donato Sansone created a music video for Max Cooper's single 'Solace in Structure'.
- The video features a constantly changing geometric figure.
- It combines hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation with CGI.
- Marco Holland contributed to the CGI part, Silvia Gariglio to hand coloring.
- Sansone used a 'manual rotoscoping' technique, unusual for his work.
- The video references Alex Rutterford's 'Gantz Graf' (2002) for Autechre.
- Other references include works by Film Bilder, CRCR, Flying Lotus, and Mrzyk & Moriceau.
- The video was published in July 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Donato Sansone
- Max Cooper
- Marco Holland
- Silvia Gariglio
- Alex Rutterford
- Autechre
- Film Bilder
- CRCR
- Flying Lotus
- Mrzyk & Moriceau
- Sébastian Tellier
Institutions
- Artribune