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SEOUL CITY MACHINE | Trailer

THIS TRAILER INTRODUCES A SHORT FILM I SHOT IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, AS CINEMATOGRAPHER FOR DIRECTOR LIAM YOUNG. SEOUL CITY MACHINE WAS CREATED FOR THE SEOUL BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND IS WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY AN AI CHATBOT. THE FILM TAKES THE SHAPE OF A LOVE LETTER FROM A CITY OPERATING SYSTEM TO ITS CITIZENS.

SEOUL CITY MACHINE IS A CITY SYMPHONY THAT LOOKS AHEAD TO THE URBAN LANDSCAPE OF TOMORROW. GUIDED BY AN AI TRAINED ON SMART CITY DATA SETS, THE STORY DESCRIBES A SEOUL WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND MACHINES ACTIVELY SHAPE DAILY LIFE. THROUGH THIS VOICE, THE FILM CONNECTS THE CITY’S PRESENT MOMENTS WITH ITS SPECULATIVE FUTURE.

THE NARRATIVE UNFOLDS THROUGH SHORT VIGNETTES AND ABSTRACT FRAGMENTS. CONTEMPORARY SEOUL APPEARS AS THE BASE LAYER, YET VISUAL EFFECTS TRANSFORM IT INTO A WORLD OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS. DRONES FILL THE SKY, CARS DRIVE THEMSELVES, AND AUGMENTED REALITY DRIFTS THROUGH THE STREETS. STEP BY STEP, THE CITY INTRODUCES ITSELF AND SHARES ITS OWN ORIGIN STORY.

THE FILM BALANCES IMAGINATION AND REALITY AS IT MOVES BETWEEN REFLECTION AND OBSERVATION. IN 2019, SEOUL CITY MACHINE WAS SCREENED AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK, EXTENDING ITS REACH TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.

CINEMATOGRAPHER

NILS CLAUSS

PRODUCTION

A LIAM YOUNG PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION SEOUL BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM

VIDEO

SCREENSHOTS

Neon light reflecting in multiple colors on wet rainy street in Seoul for short film Seoul City Machine
Crowded city road intersection in Seoul, South Korea, at night with mix of automated and non-automated cars in Seoul
Neon-lit logo sign reflecting on metal surface as part of building facade in Seoul, South Korea, in Seoul for short film
Neon-lit advertising signage dominates narrow street in Seoul, South Korea, as taxi passes by in Seoul for short film.
Bots halt at parking lot barricade at night as they exit parking lot in Seoul for short film Seoul City Machine
City road intersection underneath building in Seoul, South Korea, at night with empty automated cars passing by in Seoul
Bots moving through alleyway of big fish market in Seoul, South Korea, where vendors are only human trace in Seoul
Outside big fish market in Seoul, South Korea, at night with palettes of boxes flying through air delivered automatically...
Inner-city skyline of Seoul, South Korea, with plethora of air-conditioning fans garnishing facades of part of buildings...
A virtual pink teddy bear floats at night above a rooftop in the in Seoul for short film Seoul City Machine

CREDITS

DIRECTOR 


LIAM YOUNG

VFX CREATIVE DIRECTION

ALEXEY MARFIN

CINEMATOGRAPHER

NILS CLAUSS

WRITER

MITSUKU CHATBOT

MUSIC

JAMBINAI 잠비나이

FOR FURTHER INFO VISIT

LIAM YOUNG

SEOUL BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM