Synopsis
A young woman and a man meet for a date in an uncanny dream world where ordinary romantic gestures obey strange, playful rules. Their encounter unfolds through abrupt transformations, suggestive poses, stop-motion interruptions, and deliberately theatrical movement. The setting feels more like a stage than a real place, allowing bodies, objects, and perspective to shift with the experimental trip-hop track. Fast editing and surreal visual details keep the flirtation slightly comic, slightly unsettling, and open to repeated viewing.
Factoids & Trivia
- "Melbourne" was one of six videos nominated for the Grand Prix at the 19th Yach Film Festival in 2010, a major Polish music-video event.
- The production used three Canon digital SLR cameras: the 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II, and 7D. Tilt-shift lenses and four conventional prime lenses were also used.
- Filming took place during a single extended session, running from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 a.m. the following morning.
- The shoot was staged at Pin Up Studio in Warsaw, a large space that had previously housed a printing plant.
- The video combines stop motion, regular video, slow motion, and 2D and 3D animation. Adobe After Effects was used extensively during post-production.
- The editing was designed to be exceptionally dense, with visual details and small surprises intended to reward watching the clip more than once.
- DOM was presented as an audiovisual collective built around music, visuals, and the idea of home as both a physical shelter and an inner emotional space.
- The project's credited musical contributors included SPASO, vocalist Natalia Grosiak, bassist Ju-Ghan, and VJ and electronic musician Spectribe.
- "Melbourne" was associated with DOM's planned "Prototype" project, an album concept that combined instrumental pieces with recordings of sounds from apartments and houses.