Chupan Chupai in a 12-minute version for the Future Perfect exhibition was exhibit as part of the Lisbon 2013 Architecture Triennale in the Museu da Eletricidade in Lisbon, Portugal and was presented by DAZED as part of the Visionaries series.
SYNOPSIS
In a near future heavily influenced by the imminent boom of the Indian subcontinent, an emerging technology and economic superpower a new digital city has developed. The film follows a group of young children as they play a game of hide and seek (Chupan Chupai) in the bustling streets of this smart city. Through their play the children discover how to hack the city, opening up a cavernous network of hidden and forgotten spaces, behind the scenes of everyday streets.
The narrative of piece focuses on how the children interact with their built environment, we explore the smart city through the device of the classic children's game. The design of the future city fuses technology and built matter as one programmable environment. Using gestures and signs as a language, the project takes the concept of gesture based control to the level where we can interact and control all elements of the built environment, creating a symbiosis between technology and the city. The film splits the physical architecture of the city into two categories; the synthesised lived in city, and its organic wild undergrowth.
The project was shot on location in India and uses a mixture of animation and visual effects to embellish the design of the city and locations that are pictured.
CREDITS.-
Based on a short story by Tim Maly.
Directed by FACTORY FIFTEEN.
Produced by Liam Young.
Filmed on location in India by.- Jonathan Gales, Paul Nicholls, Liam Young, Tushar Prakash. Indian Producer – Tushar Prakash. Composer – Mark Sayfritz. Sound Design – Ana Roman. Fixer – Harry Singh.
CAST.- Maya – Noshine Banu // Aya – Shahine Banu // Amit – Mustaraf Khan // Guardian to cast – Rafique Mohammad (Pamna) // Post- Production by Factory Fifteen. VFX / 3D Artists / Compositing.- Jonathan Gales. Paul Nicholls. Arkin Esref. Alexey Marfin. Matt Townsend. Chris Glew. Tracking.- Tom Carter. Kibwe Tavares. Interns. Mond Qu. Alessandro Mimiola.
Special Thanks.- Manisha Prakash. Ian Forber-Pratt. Foster Care India. Claire Pepper. Ravi Amaratunga. Lisbon Architecture Trienale 2013.
