REVOLUSI
In this podcast writer David van Reybrouck discusses the colonial history of Indonesia. To promote this podcast I made a trailer capturing 400 years of history into 1 minute of animation.
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Poem: “diponegoro” (1943) Chairil Anwar
Animation: Luka van Diepen
Sounddesign: Jacco Prantl
Voice: Ronny Sudiono
Styleframes
Trying to establish a general sense of colour and style best suited to this grand historic story. Scrolling through photo archives of Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule, reinterpreting them in colour.
Colour boards
While reading the book I stumbled upon the poem “diponegoro” written by (1943) Chairil Anwar in it. To me, it symbolised the broader story of oppression; spoken in Indonesian, it would set the writing tone.
Visually I wanted to accompany this poem with a timeline spanning a day from sunrise until dusk, and a tension that builds with every shot. The colour boards became important for the animatic as the placement of the shot on the timeline determined its colour and lighting.
Plantation holder looking out over the rice field.
Japanese soldiers on a ship.
Depiction of the flag incident on 18/09/1945 in Surabaya at the Oranje Hotel/Yamato Hotel.