A film by Jason White and Richard Wright
Music and sound Walter Fabeck
Online edit St. John Walker

Political documentary meets baroque rave video.

Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles.

Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles. Courtiers from a Rudolf Valentino movie appear in an environment more reminiscent of Blade Runner, while shots from the Poll Tax Riots are weaved into a virtual diorama of London. Uncover the Seventeenth Century origins of our fascination with special effects, surveillance and addiction to media spectacle.

Digital animation.

A Soft Future Production
Jason White, Richard Wright
Music Walter Fabeck
Voices Graham Root, Nick Rawling, Martin Chamberlain, Peter Gordon
Online edit St John Walker
Research facilities London Guildhall University, Middlesex University
Thanks to Dick Arnall, Despite TV, Jake Lewis at ARTEC, Brendan Taylor, Marjut Rimminen, Mike Steventon, Ben White

By combining elements of political documentary, techno-culture and a virtual simulation of Louis XIV’s pleasure palace at Versailles, this film constructed a riotous history of our fascination with digital special effects, surveillance and addiction to media spectacle.