Europe in 8 Bits
(Europe in 8 Bits)
Javier Polo | Animation, Documentary, Musical
2013 | 76 minutes | Spain
Europe In 8 Bits explores the world of chip music, revealing how to reuse old videogame’s hardware like Nintendo’s GameBoy, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and the Commodore 64 and turn them into a tool capable of creating a new sound, a modern tempo, and an innovative musical style.
Synopsis
Europe In 8 Bits explores the world of chip music, a new musical trend that is growing exponentially throughout Europe. The stars of this musical movement reveal to us how to reuse old videogame’s hardware like Nintendo’s GameBoy, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and the Commodore 64 to turn them into a tool capable of creating a new sound, a modern tempo, and an innovative musical style. This is a new way of interpreting music performed by a great many artists who show their skills in turning these “limited” machines designed for leisure in the 80’s into surprising musical instruments and graphical tools. It will leave nobody indifferent.
Reviews
"Polo's documentary is a wonderful sight...as he explores the history of chip music by using cool animation and screen transitions. Europe in 8 Bits is an eye and ear-opener for people who might not be a fan of electronic music and for gamers who thoroughly enjoy the sound of 8-bit music." — Steve Mesa, Examiner.com
"Truly a joy to watch and very very inspiring." — Musical Android
Citation
Main credits
Polo, Javier (film director)
Polo, Javier (film producer)
Badenes, Lina (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Álex Asensi & Vince Merino; editor, Yago Muñiz.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Dance + Performing Arts
Iberian Studies
Music
Religion + Spirituality
Science + Technology
Sociology
Youth
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Soundtrack Cologne - Jury Winner
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Miami International Film Festival
Sound + Vision Program at the Lincoln Center NY
Málaga Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Javier Polo
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2013
GENRE: Animation, Documentary, Musical
LANGUAGE: Spanish; English; German; French; Italian; Other languages
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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