About The Spirit of Gravity

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Synopsis:

Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, “The Spirit of Gravity” is an animated mini-musical, in which Nietzsche sings his philosophy to a small town, arousing the villagers to join him in defying the forces of nature. “The Spirit of Gravity” is a visual poem that explores the meaning, beauty and mystery of Nietzsche's great work. The animation is composed of thousands of collaged photographic images, which have been animated using both traditional and digital techniques. The film's soundtrack is an original song composed by the filmmakers and is informed by the philosophy, imagery and humor of “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”.
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Production Credits:

Written and Directed by
VICTOR BELLOMO and DAVID PACE

Animation
VICTOR BELLOMO
DAVID PACE

Digital Animation
BRENDAN BELLOMO

Soundtrack
“The Spirit Of Gravity”
Music and Lyrics by VICTOR BELLOMO and DAVID PACE
Latex Chipmunk Music

Musicians
VICTOR BELLOMO keyboards and sings the part of Friedrich Nietzsche.
JOHN CAPOBIANCO trumpet, trombone
DOUG CARLSON drums
TONY CLEMENTS tuba
STEVE HUMMEL chorus
ED JOHNSON chorus
DAVID PACE guitar, chorus
MIKE SIMPSON chorus
RADIM ZENKL mandolin

Music Recording
ZOOMA MUSIC PRODUCTIONS

Recording Engineers
VICTOR BELLOMO
DAVID PACE
TED SAVARESE

Sound Mixed at
ANNEX DIGITAL
EMERYVILLE RECORDING

Mixing Engineers
GARY MANKIN
RALPH LEITH

Sound Design
BRENDAN BELLOMO
VICTOR BELLOMO

Video Services
FRANK MULDOON at
American Media Group

Production Assistants
DEAN BURTON
LISA GOULD

Inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Special Thanks
MARGARET BELLOMO
VICTOR BELLOMO SR
ROGER GANAS
MIKE MARSHALL
AMY PACE
CLARE PACE
DIANE JONTE PACE
JIMMY THE RABBIT
TED SAVARESE
RICK VANDIVIER
ROBERT WARNER

Selected Filmography:
Writer / Director: Victor Bellomo / David Pace

Spirit of Gravity (2003)
Message From the Boss (2006) writer/director - Victor Bellomo
Duckzillatron (2006) (work in progress) writer/director - VB
Tomboy (1995) original score - VB
Madam Sugo: The Great Fortune Teller (1994)
What Does Science Tell Us About Me? (1993)
Doing Justice (1993) original score - VB
Don't Touch That Dial (1992)
The Truth About Mars (1992)
Woman Is A Symptom (1991)
Nothing is Fundamental (1990)
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Director Bio

Victor Bellomo and David Pace grew up together in Sunnyvale, California, where they collaborated on theater projects, radio dramas, and experiments in music and sound. In 1992, they formed Latex Chipmunk Productions and have produced numerous short films and projects incorporating puppetry, animation and multimedia. Their work has appeared in film festivals internationally and on television. The Spirit of Gravity is part of their series of short films based on the work of great philosophers.

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