(A tribute to the Cadillac Ranch). Ozmovies previous remarks on the film’s availability have been retained below for the record, at a time when it was believed that the original 16mm negative has disappeared. It really came from picking up science fiction novels, a gift, when I was a little older back in my early teens. Here's hoping it might be revived and released in digital form - if nothing else, the visuals and the score would continue to attract interest, especially if offered in a better format than VHS. When I examine how I want to make a film analytically, it really comes down to if there’s an emotion I want to get across. The interesting thing about "Spirits" was that it was the first Australian film music soundtrack to be mastered digitally. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics.If you would like to participate, visit the project page. The film was released on tape in October 1989, with the box being dressed out with feathers. So Lake decided to re-enact the opening scenes of ‘Paris Texas’, and stumbled around a la Harry Dean Stanton for five or more minutes until it dawned on him the camera was unmanned. Nevertheless, I look back and think, “Wow, that is an interesting film”, but certainly not a completely successful one. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds has finally been resurrected after 30 years, restored and available for rediscovery. Spirits was produced on a super low budget, but none the less the crew did get the minimum wage, and it … The film was shot on location near Broken Hill, New South Wales and at Supreme Studios Sydney.. Video-Empfehlungen More could have been made of sexual tension between the Norm and Betty, more could have been made of the Pursuers, there could have been more nods to conventional story-telling, but Proyas determinedly pursues mood, atmosphere, visuals and the exotic musical soundtrack in preference to everything else. A micro budget. “He didn’t want to direct a film with a Roman numeral in the title,” says Proyas’s long-time producer, fellow-Australian Andrew Mason. At the last minute, Betty announces she’s not going … and an exasperated Felix smashes up her musical instrument with his wheelchair. It also has a post-apocalyptic location, the area around Broken Hill which has been home to films with a similar desolate atmosphere, such as Miller's, In his subsequent feature film career, writer/director Alex Proyas has gravitated towards science fiction material (, Art director, composer and sound designer for the film, Peter Miller, at a, One of the more informative interviews was a Black Label podcast for Matthew Eeles’, Proyas also goes into his time in bands (he wrote the song and music for Jane Campion’s, Proyas made much the same sort of comment about the shoot in an interview with Miguel Díaz and Iván Suárez for, Peter Miller, who did the soundtrack, has a website. It might have made a very effective short feature and given Proyas the feature film calling card he desired, but that length would never have attracted investors. A circus of the grotesque, simple and amazing. Inspired by Sergio Leone westerns – trying to tell the story more through visual “acting” and montage than dialogue. As Proyas puts the finishing touches to The Crow, he has already committed to his next project, Caspar, which is to be produced by Steven Spielberg’s company, Amblin. Set against the beautiful Australian landscapes in the outback, "Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds" is certainly not a film that is fun science-fiction in the classic sense, which is not really surprising given the arthouse tone. Yeah...I don't know where I got that idea.". Soon he was doing the best band sin the country, including INXS. Instead it was exposed to audiences at full length, and never flew. The cars were in reality only about twelve inches long, and to achieve the proper perspective, the camera lens needed to be right down at desert level, so a hole was dug for the camera body. The discs come with a host of extras and with subtitles in both formats). The transfer was described as being a 2K scan from the original 16mm negatives. Theatrical release: The film was given a very limited theatrical release. Proyas discussed the making of the movie in a number of interviews, though many of the comments tended to focus on the low budget nature of the enterprise. Modern technology is absent, with wheels and gears operating a variety of broken devices to assist their struggle to survive. As they say “if you want to do something well, do it yourself” I will self distribute. That band’s management heard he had a film script. I’ve said it to bands. See Paterson's report for the way he removed the time code. Some of the dialogue also happens to be vastly funny in it's own nutty way. It’s a very specific skill to do that well. In the meantime, the film occasionally turns up on, This site doesn't usually link to unofficial versions but it's worth noting that in the absence of a Proyas-approved release, this release is closing on on 30k views as of September 2016 (and composer Peter Miller used the comments section to provide a link to his site about the film, It could have been a contender, having many connections to the sort of outsider landscape orientated art of such films as de Heer's, As a result, the film disappeared. So they gave us a little bit of money and we made it piecemeal and never really had the resources to get the thing off the ground when we finally made it. The NFSA here suggests it has only tape sources in its holdings. As a result, the film disappeared. Video release: Home Cinema Group. Paterson claims that the music soundtrack was the first Australian film to be mastered digitally, and he used the original PCM encoded music soundtrack recorded onto 3/4” Umatic tape in his restoration. After committing to directing The Crow, Alex Proyas spent the better part of two years developing the script. In ‘Spirits of the Air’, Lake plays Felix, an eccentric paraplegic who is obsessed by baked beans and the motion of flight. It concerned the tribulations of two bible salesmen - Orville and Wilbur Wright - and their adventures in a post-apocalyptic American landscape. When there’s no escape, even angels must learn to fly …, In a post-apocalyptic world, a brother, Felix Crabtree (Michael Lake), and sister Betty Crabtree (Rhys Davis, sometimes listed as Melissa Davis), live in the middle of a desert, surviving on meals of Heinz baked beans …, Their father, a minister, brought them there and then died …. For you won’t see Lake signing a $5 million Hollywood movie contract, or casing Malibu for a new home - at least not yet. The low budget film will be remembered for its apocalyptic visions, some superb photography, not to mention its strong characterisations. See reviews & details on a wide selection of Blu-ray & DVDs, both new & used. Thanks to the film's restoration, the film also screened at the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds soundtrack from 1989, composed by Peter Miller. Believe me you have better things to do. Here's hoping it might be revived and released in digital form - if nothing else, the visuals and the score would continue to attract interest, especially if offered in a better format than VHS. The film was also available on DVD, for A$24.99, but this was strictly a barebones release, with no extras and irritatingly, without subtitles. It was for example packaged by the Longford Cinema in Melbourne for a late night screening in the “Piccolo at the Longford” season on 2nd September 1988, as part of “an exciting selection of young Australian directors’ latest works”. The results in this area continue to make the film very watchable. Where and when: ’Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds’ is on Friday and Saturday nights as the regular late show at the Longford Cinema, 59 Toorak Road, at 11 pm. The score is as quiet and wonderful as the life itself while as intriguing as its characters. The introduction to Michael Helms’ interview in relation to the Dark City, published in Cinema Papers, May 1998 edition, looked at earlier Proyas' films and had this note about Spirits: I had three characters and a shack in the middle of a desert and I had to make a movie out of that. A contemporary of Jane Campion at the AFTS where he started at the age of 17, the Egyptian-born Proyas was always considered most likely to succeed. The film picked up two nominations in the design area at the 1988 AFI Awards: Nominated, Best Achievement in Production Design (Sean Peter Miller) (Sally Campbell won for The Navigator), Nominated, Best Achievement in Costume Design (Angela Tonks, Mathu Anderson) (Glenys Jackson won for The Navigator). “Just by adding a few scenes, I turned what would have made a nice 30-minute film into a 90-minute film. This site doesn’t get preview discs or freebies, and consequently will wait for the price point to settle before looking at the digital version. It is not widely known that the director’s first feature film – before his breakthrough hit The Crow arrived in 1994 – is a super strange post-apocalyptic movie released in 1989, called Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds. The original PCM encoded music soundtrack mix still existed, recorded onto 3/4" Umatic tape (the only way to record digital sound at the time). Dabblers. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds ( 12 ) IMDb 6.5 1h 36min 1989 16+ Felix is obsessed with flying and Betty is childlike and unable to contemplate any existence away from their home. To recover the digital audio required a special PCM decoder/adaptor which converts the Umatic video signal output into the original 16 bit digital stereo soundtrack. Directed by Alex Proyas. Maybe this time. A "debut screening" was held at Film Australia in Sydney on 2nd September 1987. The homage to the Cadillac Ranch is just one of a number of visuals that stick in the mind ... (Note: currently the stills available on this site are from the original VHS release and do not reflect the Umbrella digital release. Play Trailer; Overview. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds is a 1989 post-apocalyptic Australian film directed by Alex Proyas.It was his first feature. It’s clear with all the crosses and religious symbols around the place that Betty is a deeply mad fundamentalist,  and it emerges that Felix himself is restricted to a wheelchair because he’s the victim of one of his failed flying machine designs … (he was a know-it-all genius who rushed into it and buggered his legs). … All I’ve ever wanted to do is to make films but I have to do something in order to convince people to give me $15 million. Peter Miller Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds ℗ 2018 Peter Miller Released on: 2018-09-27 Auto-generated by YouTube. Cinema Papers’ production surveys have it in production in the May 1986 issue, and in post-production in the July and November 1986 and January 1987 editions. | He vowed never to make a film under those circumstances again and between his Hollywood gigs he has paid the rent making commercials and videos. According to Michael Lake, filming was done over two summers. The story, mainly set in inner city Newtown in Sydney and featuring Proyas’ memories of garage band and video clip days, did disappointing business, with the FFC losing its money and the film receiving lukewarm reviews. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2018 CD release of Spirits Of The Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds: The Original Soundtrack By Peter Miller From The Meaningful Eye Contact Film on Discogs. Filmed at more or less the same time as the music video 'Kiss the Dirt" by INXS with the same film crew and equipment. A “post-Holocaust western”, as he describes it. Folge Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds jetzt auf Moviepilot und verpasse keine News mehr: folgen. I’ve always loved stories. Australian distributor: self-distributed, Meaningful Eye, AFI. PLU: 9344256017469. Felix, he ways, evolved from childhood memories of a mysterious man who used to walk by his old school near Brixton, incessantly yelling out the name, “Henry”. Perhaps these technical devices were an interest Proyas cultivated as an AFTS student (though in a Facebook posting on his Facebook page he describes his education at the now AFTRS as "frontal lobotomy") or during his music video and TV commercial years. However Rhys Davis and Michael Lake both feature in interviews in Umbrella's digital restoration and release. He and his neurotic sister, Betty (Rhys Davis), live in an outback house left by their late, religious fanatic father. Rated the #76 best film of 1987, and #4955 in … Metacritic Reviews. In other words, a complete waste of time. In some ways, because it was so simple, it was so sparse, we were forced to be really clever with how we framed and shot it. Proyas had this to say about his screenwriting in the same interview with Khoury: I’d written many scripts before — quite bad ones. A Leidecker Rig was used to control the miniature flying machines for the flight sequences. Lead actor Michael Blake, who is featured in the extras section of the Blu-ray release of the movie, and who also turned up as one of the Strangers in Proyas’ film Dark City, was profiled by Greg Kerr in The Age on 14th July 1989 under the header Actor spirited away. I use the writing aspects as a way of trying to get as close to that as possible, and often from that point on, I am in many ways focusing in and finding the whole story. The film isn’t listed in the Film Victoria report on domestic box office and this is hardly surprising. In many ways, the most interesting aspect of the shoot, which Proyas doesn’t go into in the interviews noted above, is the forced perspective and special effects deployed to conjure up the alien, futuristic landscape. The film was also available for Vimeo streaming for a 48 hour rental period at A$6.99 and to buy for streaming anytime at A$12.99. The film was a three hander and the cast didn't move on to larger acting careers. Into this little world stumbles the Norm (calling himself Smith - Norman Boyd), having travelled from the south through fantastical landscapes, minding his own business … though the deep scars on his body suggest others have minded it for him. So I do want to release the movie on Blu-ray etc. I’m a real whore if there is an opportunity to shoot something, to make something.”. The film has a post-apocalyptic setting which is never explained in any detail within the film. “I feel the system is so much more established and honest here. Awards The film began a short season at the Sydney Valhalla on 1st July 1989;  in Melbourne it opened at the Longford with a late show premiere the same day (“surreal opening night party at Mousetrap, See Longford Late Show Fri or Sat night and get free entry to Party!”), followed two days later by the Capitol in Swanston street also beginning screenings. But while the heart is right, the three hander story simply lacks sufficient substance to sustain its feature-film length. One of the more informative interviews was a Black Label podcast for Matthew Eeles’ Cinema Australia - it could, at time of writing, be heard in full here. The disc was priced at A$34.99. Alex Proyas. I think those early novels that I read were what influenced “Dark City.” I remember reading Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, and all these guys that kinda made me reevaluate things and excited me. Personally I don't have much to write about Spirits Of The Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds besides it has a ridiculous title, the story is slow and done without any budget, and the acting is terrible especially from Melissa Davis. The final images show Felix still in his wheelchair in the loneliness of desert …as his sister plays her strange musical instrument. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds - Trailer Leider haben wir zu Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds bisher noch keine Videos. His ability as a film-maker was recognisable from his student films, which won prizes not only in local film festivals but also in London. That tragedy has cast a long shadow over the film from which the principals involved are only now starting to emerge. It makes it hard to stand out.”. In the meantime, the film occasionally turns up on YouTube - at time of writing it was available in an indifferent version derived from VHS here. Home Explore Movies Explore Composers Resource Directory Forums Contact Us About Us. Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds. One of the hardest things to do is to tell a thirty- or sixty-second story. He directed a very low-budget feature, Sprits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, in Australia. Audiovisual treat, Unbelievably well photographed! The house and Felix’s shed and the flying machine runway for the plane were built on location, with the interiors shot on set at Supreme Sound Studios. Perhaps it leans a little too much towards making money, but the process of making a film to satisfy an audience and make it a profitable process is absolutely fine. The editing insists on a very slow-moving pace, and the expectation that something bigger is just around the corner is constant, but it never arrives. The problems seem to have been resolved with the restoration now released by Umbrella in high and standard def formats. Proyas: I think “2001” was an early encouragement to be in the cinematic genre, but I didn’t think of “2001” as science fiction because I didn’t know what science fiction was because I was so young. The film picked up a special prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, 1990, in Japan. Lake’s quirky portrayal of a cripple with a passion for flying is as funny as it is sad. Really, I still don’t consider myself a screenwriter, I consider myself a director, first and foremost. He’s crippled - an accident, occupational hazard of making flying machines. Almost any frame from this movie would make a good poster, even now, let alone back in the loud old days of 1989. I hope to get onto it soon but every time I say that, another project comes along and it distracts me. The film virtually disappeared from view for many years, after a very limited commercial release in Australia and a relatively confined tour of the international film festival circuit (with an emphasis on sci fi and fantasy festivals). It also becomes clear that the mysterious Smith is being followed by shadowy Pursuers and is fast running out of time before they catch up with him ... After Smith takes to clumping about, wearing heavy boots to build up his leg strength to drive the propulsion system, the pair finally manage to construct a launch ramp and a craft that, with the wind at the right speed to assist, will fly …. The film began a short season at the Sydney Valhalla on 1st July 1989;  in Melbourne it opened at the Longford with a late show premiere the same day (, Nominated, Best Achievement in Production Design (Sean Peter Miller) (Sally Campbell won for, Nominated, Best Achievement in Costume Design (Angela Tonks, Mathu Anderson) (Glenys Jackson won for, The soundtrack for the film was nominated for an ARIA in the 1990 Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album category (the original cast recording for, Audio Commentary with Director Alex Proyas, Audio Commentary with Composer Peter Miller and Editor Craig Wood, SPIRITS: Making a Post-Apocalypse Western featurette, Details by clicking on the Blu-ray listing, Ozmovies previous remarks on the film’s availability have been retained below for the record, at a time when it was believed that the. For a profile of Lake at the time of making the film, see the bottom of this page. Nevertheless, thanks to the great pictures and acoustics as well as the wonderful acting, this unconventional film is definitely worth seeing for the fans of Richard Lester, Konstantin Lopushanskiy and Piotr Szulkin. Actor Michael Lake told The Age his total fee was $4,000. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. entfolgen. Read about South by Spirits of the Air - Gremlins of the Clouds and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Directed by: Alex Proyas. The debut feature from Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City, I Robot), Umbrella Entertainment presents a 2K scan from the original 16mm negatives. Proyas didn’t have to meet any bureacrats and received absolutely no editorial interference from them, but the FFC did learn that a 100 page Fox contract with rolling break-even points mainly amounted to many elaborate ways of saying “there will be no net profit.”, Proyas also discussed the making of the film in a profile by Lauren Martin published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 25th July 1998 under the header Art of Darkness (see the photo gallery for the full story). Released in 1989 containing music from Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989). (A tribute to the, Perhaps these technical devices were an interest Proyas cultivated as an AFTS student (though in a Facebook posting on his Facebook page he describes his education at the now AFTRS as ", The introduction to Michael Helms’ interview in relation to the, You would have to be a much cleverer director than I certainly was at the time to be able to achieve it. Set against an overwhelming desert landscape, Felix (Michael Lake) and Betty Crabtree (Rhys Davis) are eccentric siblings living together in an isolated homestead in a post-apocalyptic era. I said, ‘Do you realise putting money into a short film is pretty much insanity?’ and they said, ‘Well, could you make it into a feature?’”, It took a weekend. Khoury: Does your love for science fiction originate more from books or films? The camera tilts up into the sky and end credits begin to roll over black... Production company: A Meaningful Eye Contact Film, produced in conjunction with MMA Films, Pro-Image and the Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film commission. Art director, composer and sound designer for the film, Peter Miller, at a Facegroup page dedicated to the film, here (Facebook membership required) claimed the original idea for the film came to Proyas this way: Here's a little snippet of trivia for you, Spirits fans: the original incarnation of the movie was a short film that Alex penned in 1984 titled 'God Bless America'. Before me there are three other reviewers, one called davidknaus1 and one called drella-3 and both reviewed exactly one movie with a perfect score, guess which one? In an interview with Dov Kornits here, Proyas had this to say about the financing of the film: DK: Can you tell us about your first film Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds? In the meantime, Proyas’ best personal film, The film has a post-apocalyptic setting which is never explained in any detail within the film. After a long gestation period, the film made the jump into the digital domain on 5th September 2018. Audacity. It's worth a 7 for being brave and technically brilliant, but I'd really think twice about making it a gift for a new friend. Lake, the tragic hero of the new Australian film, recalls the tale of his outback disappearance with the pathos of a man who won’t allow himself to be taken too seriously. Domestic newspaper advertising offered this pitch for the film: From the cutting edge of Australian cinema comes this astonishing and poetic film, part Bunuel, part Sergio Leone, part Tarkovsky, from master video maker Alex Proyas. I hate ads, I hate making ads. Even if the aim was to do a Tarkovsky, Tarkovsky has more moment to his moments. “But it’s a film of fantasy, and Australia is not good with that level of the imagination.”. In his subsequent feature film career, writer/director Alex Proyas has gravitated towards science fiction material (Dark City, Knowing, I, Robot) and in a number of interviews, he has suggested reasons why both the desert and science fiction appealed to him, as in this interview with George Khoury here (google cache): George Khoury: Where did your passion for film originate? Nevertheless, I look back and think, “Wow, that is an interesting film”, but certainly not a completely successful one. The homage to the. Spirits was released to the Australian public, which didn’t much notice. Lake, whose endearing presence and soft English accent are reminiscent of Tom Conti, moved to Australia in the 1970s with a former girlfriend. If you love art, and particularly Australian desert landscapes, and in particular the almost uncanny use of colour, texture and design from that landscape, then Spirits of the Air may best be described as 90 minutes of a really excellently vivid (and original) slow moving art show (with a very tiny apocalypse theme), yet with a 1989 play trying to narrate. Budget: $500,000 (Cinema Papers, March 1987) (director Alex Proyas says the AFC contribution to budget was small and that most of the finance came from the INXS management company MMA). In June 2018, director Alex Proyas released a trailer on his YouTube channel for a re-release of the movie, remastered from original 16mm negative and featuring a restored soundtrack from the original Dolby Stereo mixes. The score is a haunting blend of inspired minimalist electro pads and creaky violin, that conjures up perfectly the sun-bleached skulls, the tumbling weeds and the pathos of the two characters caught in their own cycle of madness and humanity. I don't claim to be an experienced film reviewer, just an enthusiast who loves this one. External Reviews The Sydney Valhalla was mainly a repertory and cult first release venue, and the film only had a short two week season. We are sitting in a Clifton Hill street cafe and Lake switches to “action” mode to illustrate the animated fashion in which he won the role. | Proyas made much the same sort of comment about the shoot in an interview with Miguel Díaz and Iván Suárez for Ultramundo at the time that Gods of Egypt was due for release: The movie is as simple as they come, a small cast, one location, shot in three weeks. Spirits Of The Air, Gremlins Of The Clouds: The Original Soundtrack By Peter Miller From The Meaningful Eye Contact Film ‎ (2xCD, Album, RE, RM, S/Edition) Not On Label: none: Australia: 2018: Sell This Version Running time: 93 mins (Murray’s Australian Film, Stratton’s The Avocado Plantation), VHS time: 1’32”48 (including a short amount of music over black after end titles), YouTube running time: 1’32”41 (including a short amount of music over black after end titles). That’s pretty much the way we worked on “Dark City.” I wrote many drafts initially and then worked with Lem Dobbs and David Goyer to focus on what it was we were trying to do and to use them as a sounding board. If this site was to list 1,000 films at a cost of $35 a film, that would be $35,000, which is beyond an interest in Australian films to a form of madness. He had many other offers to direct but was careful in his choice of material. 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