Lost in Motion is an example of the great ballet videos. In this spectacular rendition, Guillaume Côté executes Lost in Motion with absolute perfection and brilliance. Opening on a lone male figure, Ben Shirinian’s two-minute film pulls its viewer into the world of dancer Guillaume Côté as he loses himself to his movement in an undefined, mysterious space. Combining live action with subtle visual effects, Lost in Motion encapsulates the precision and technique of the dance to beautiful effect, exposing the strength and athleticism behind it.
Filmed over one day in Toronto, Shirinian shot the film completely on green screen using a Phantom camera at 500 frames per second in order to capture the depth and detail of the dance. With the camera only able to shoot the action in eight seconds intervals at that speed, director and dancer worked meticulously on the choreography but to really bring the performance to life, Shirinian turned to his background in post production.
Teaming with Crush to create a muted yet emotive environment, the film uses slow motion sequences to isolate moments of the choreography and combines this with delicate effects to accentuate the power of the performance, transforming the film into a piece of artwork. The film was edited by Jon Devries from School Editing. Guillaume Côté is a native of Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. He studied at Canada’s National Ballet School, joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1999 and has been a principal dancer since 2004. He has a long list of repertoire of lead roles. He is also a composer and choreographer. Just watch this great video !
Director: Ben Shirinian
Composer: James LaValle
Choreographer/Dancer: Guillaume Côté
Producers: Leslie Aimée Gottlieb, David Miller
Production Company: Krystal Levy Pictures Ltd.
Funder: Bravo!FACT