[Abstract] Automata: movement and states of consciousness 

a documentary by
Paolo Parmiggiani
with
Theo Jansen
The Hague beach, 7 August 2015
• Theo Jansen on the bea...
Jean-Baptiste Mouret
Nancy, INRIA Grand Est, 16 January 2017
• Robots like animals. J...
Barry Purves
Altrincham, Garrick Playhouse, 4 September 2017
• What is a puppet? Barr...
Kanjuro Kiritake
Osaka, National Bunraku Theatre, 17 April 2019
• The art of ningyō jōru...
Giulio Sandini
Genova, IIT - Italian Institute of Technology, 31 August 2020
1st camera op., editing, music: Paolo Parmiggiani
2nd camera op., vfx: Cesare Parmiggiani
hexapod robot testing and 3d footage,
courtesy Jean-Baptiste Mouret and Antoine Cully
iCub testing footage,
courtesy IIT Genova,
Maria Elena Lechuga Redondo, Francesco Rea, Alessandra Sciutti, Laura Taverna
excerpts from
Next: The Infinite Variaty Show (1989), Screen play (1992), Hamilton Mattress (2001), Tchaikovsky an Elegy (2011)
courtesy Barry Purves, Loose Moose, Harvest Films, Studio M.I.R.
timelapse sequence, stage photos
courtesy Joe Clarke, Vishal Sharma
actors: Fiona Primrose, Chris Wagstaff
stills from Bil Baird's puppet show in 'The sound of music' by Robert Wise (1965)
translation: Emilie De Stefano, David Kerr, Peishun Chiang,
Natsuko Kuwabara, Rudai Tagawa
music © Materia Films/Paolo Parmiggiani 2020
© Materia Films 2020. All rights reserved (Safe Creative identifier: 2011225961883)
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