A1. ILL CONSIDERED - THE STROKE, TAKE 1
B1. ILL CONSIDERED - THE STROKE, TAKE 6
B2. ILL CONSIDERED - THE STROKE, TAKE 9
The Stroke
by Vincent de Boer
Watch the film:
tinyurl.com/thestroke2020
Watch the documentary:
tinyurl.com/thecreationofthestroke
Full project info:
cargocollective.com/vincentdeboer/The-Stroke-Animation-Video
The Stroke is a hand-drawn animation film that reverses the roles of audio and visuals for a music video. Improvised on its very first viewing, the music for The Stroke was the immediate response of the musicians to the artistic and emotional visual journey. The drawings of the film are used for the 10th vinyl release of Ill Considered. All 338 records come with 12 unique drawings: one second of the film.
One Second
All 4056 drawings of the animation film are divided between 338 LP boxes. One of the 12 drawings serves as the cover; the remaining drawings can be seen in a bundle that's inside the record cassette. This way, 338 people share an artwork that took Vincent and his collaborative partner Hans Schuttenbeld nearly 1,5 years of preparation and 9 months of drawing, including many long days and nights spent in Vincent's isolated studio in the forest.
The Stroke sprang from the urge for a creative exchange of artistic energies. Vincent has created all Ill Considered album covers in response to the music and when he changed the order of the process, new challenges and possibilities arose. The Stroke tells the story of a brush stroke: a trace of a movement performed by the artist with his instrument, the paint brush. As the only non-musician member of Ill Considered, Vincent invites both the viewer and the musicians into a realm of strokes while exploring whether an album cover can transform into a music video. This has led to a multi-sensory artwork that connects the musician with the audience and the artist.
"It was almost a relief to finally see the animation Vincent had been working on for so long. We’d had a lot of anticipation for this day and you can hear the release of tension in all the takes. It was great to be able to try a few different approaches and they all seemed to work well with the visuals as Vincent is so attuned to what we do. Definitely a memorable experience."
In addition to the first take of the recording session, two extra improvised takes are included on the record; both very different and reacting to the film in unexpected ways. It is possible to view the film to all takes: simply play the record and the (muted) video at the same time.
THE STROKE 12" EP
A1. THE STROKE, TAKE 1
B1. THE STROKE, TAKE 6
B2. THE STROKE, TAKE 9
More info about the project via
www.vincentdeboer.nl
The animation film online via
vimeo.com/473042135
released December 21, 2020
Emre Ramazanoglu on drums
Idris Rahman on saxophone
Satin Singh on percussion
Liran Donin on bass
Recorded at The Pool, London
Engineered/mixed/mastered by Emre Ramazanoglu
Ill Considered Music 2020, All rights reserved ©.
Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance, sharing and broadcasting is prohibited.
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Film Credits
Film production and direction by
Vincent de Boer and
Hans Schuttenbeld
3D animation by
Jasper Hesseling
Realised with support from:
Stimuleringsfonds
(Creative Industries Fund NL)
With help from:
Daddy Bones
Pim Tieland
Bram Broerse
Marike Verbiest
Johan Rijpma
Nick van Steen
Phae van Osta
Roosmarijn ten Hoopen
Guido de Boer
Martijn van de Zuidwind
Simon Lakos
Julian Tjon Sack Kie
Carlien Peijsel
Ramon Goedvree
Kapitaal Utrecht
Libertas Pascal
Le Guess Who
Words of gratitude:
Minem Sezgin
Marta Wörner
Dedicated to:
Leon Brichard
A Film by Vincent de Boer, 2020, All rights reserved ©.
Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance, sharing and broadcasting is prohibited.