A music video I directed for my band Suzaku Avenue, to accompany our song "Diegesis". I was particularly inspired by Lotte Reiniger’s film The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Jan Švankmajer’s short films, because I really like the slightly jerky, off-kilter look of stop-motion. When planning the video, I aimed to direct it in such a way that it was just as disorienting and crazy as the original song. 

To achieve the look of the video, I photographed poseable cardboard figures with a digital camera, animated them, then projected the animations onto digital backgrounds. To match the themes of the lyrics, I then applied extensive effects to imitate the appearance of filming on a 35mm camera.

CW: this video has been identified to potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. Contains strong language and explicit lyrics.