Simone Giuliani | Official Blog
This August, More Art premieres NYsferatu: Symphony of a Century by Andrea Mastrovito , a spectacular, hand-animated, silent film that combines music and community engagement to create a powerful and poignant statement about the horrors of the unknown and the inspiring search for liberty. More Art, a local nonprofit that fosters collaborations between professional artists and communities, will host a series of free screenings of the film in public parks, cultural institutions, and venues across New York Cit
NYsferatu is a rotoscope recreation of Friedrich W. Murnau’s seminal 1922 film Nosferatu, itself an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Each background scene has been entirely redrawn to set the film in present day New York City. Taking the first step in a three-year process, Mastrovito and a team of 12 artists drew each background three times to replicate the beautifully eerie flickering shutter effect of early cinema. The artist, whose installations have captivated viewers throughout Europe and New York,
The film is accompanied by an original musical score composed by Simone Giuliani. At select locations, the newly commissioned score will be performed live by distinguished professional musicians, bringing a new layer of improvisational dynamism to the film.
Simone Giuliani | Official Blog