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WHO'S THE AUTHOR?
NICOLA PIOVESAN (AKA: CHAOSMONGER) IS AN ITALIAN FILMMAKER AND MULTIMEDIA ARTIST LIVING IN ESTONIA. HE IS BORN IN 1979 IN VENICE AND BEGAN MAKING HIS FIRST VIDEOS IN 2001. FOR NOW HIS WORK HAS BEEN SCREENED IN ABOUT 70 FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE, WINNING ALMOST 40 AWARDS. HE HAS WORKED AS A FREELANCE PRODUCING INDEPENDENT SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND MUCH MORE. IN THE AUTUMN OF 2011 HE MOVED TO HELSINKI, FINLAND, THEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 TO TALLINN, ESTONIA, WHERE HE LIVES UP TO DATE.

HOW HE MET THE BAND?
THE AUTHOR MET VOIVOD AFTER THEIR GIG IN HELSINKI, LAST NOVEMBER. AFTER THIS HE BEGUN TO EXCHANGE E-MAILS WITH MICHEL "AWAY" IN WHICH HE PROPOSED TO MAKE A VIDEO, HOPING TO COMPLETE IT BEFORE THE RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM TARGET EARTH. THE TIMING, HOWEVER, DILATED AND THE COLLABORATION OFFICIALLY STARTED IN MARCH 2013.

WHAT ABOUT THE WORKING PROCESS?
THE IDEA FOR THE VIDEO WAS TO RECREATE IN CGI THE VISIONS AND ARTWORK OF "AWAY". THE WHOLE UNIVERSE OF THE VIDEO IS ROBOTIC: THE EARTH ITSELF IS REVISED IN A CYBER WAY. THE MAIN CHARACTER IS HANDLING A COMPUTER, WHICH APPEARS TO CONTROL THE ENTIRE PLANET. BUT HE IS SURROUNDED BY STRANGE VISIONS, SURREAL CHARACTERS OF HIS MIND, AS WELL AS VOIVOD PLAYING ON A MONITOR.
NICOLA MADE THE ENTIRE VIDEO BY HIMSELF, FIRST CREATING THE CHARACTERS AND SETTINGS, DOING THE ANIMATION WITH A LOW BUDGET MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM, AND AT THE END RENDERING AND COMPOSITING THE WHOLE THING. THE WORK TOOK NEARLY FOUR MONTHS OF WHICH AROUND TWO WERE USED JUST FOR THE RENDERING: 24/7 WITH FOUR COMPUTERS (NICOLA’S OWN AS WELL AS FRIENDS’). OF COURSE THERE WERE ALSO SOME TECHNICAL CHALLENGES, SUCH AS A BURNT USB CARD DAMAGING A MOTION CAPTURE SENSOR AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.

WHY DONATE?
WHY NOT? HE’S DONE A GREAT JOB. IF YOU LOVED THE ARTWORK, HE’D BE REALLY HAPPY IF YOU’D CONTRIBUTE. THE AUTHOR MADE THE VIDEO FOR FREE, JUST BECAUSE HE LOVES THE BAND AND FOR SOME VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, EVEN JUST TO COVER THE ELECTRICITY COSTS AND THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT, ALL DONATIONS ARE VERY WELCOME. MOREOVER, THOSE DONATING MORE THAN $ 30 WILL RECEIVE A HIGH RESOLUTION CUSTOM IMAGE OF THE DONATOR’S CHOICE.