Shutterspeed — Sonhouse Records

SON—022: SHUTTERSPEED

Cas is a sensitive fifteen-year-old looking for connection. On a school field trip to the coast, he and Jard, his older trainee teacher for whom he had modeled before, slip away for increasingly uncomfortable and exploitative photoshoots. Yet the visibility Jard provides proves addictive.

However, just as Cas realizes the increasing power dynamics in their age gap, Jard ditches him to find new targets. To take back control, Cas spreads the word and sets up the whole school against their intern. Opportunistic eyes capturing a loss of innocence.

What we did:
concept. master. PR. distribution in collaboration with PIAS

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I was shown the rough cut of the film, and even though it wasn't finished yet, I felt a familiar feeling. Something I hadn't felt in a long time. A kind of insecurity, a fundamental fear of not being loved. Something you have to overcome in order to grow up. This touched me deeply and I felt immediately challenged to translate this into sound.

Dave Martijn - composer
The music doesn’t dictate; it invites. It allows the audience to feel different things depending on their own state of mind. We never wanted to push in one direction or offer explanations. The process was deeply intuitive, which made it impossible to impose a strict plan. Even the machines, the synthesizers themselves, became part of the conversation. Sometimes they seemed to have their own will, creating unexpected textures that shaped the journey with us.

Jasper De Maeseneer - director
David Martijn - composer

I was shown the rough cut of the film, and even though it wasn't finished yet, I felt a familiar feeling. Something I hadn't felt in a long time. A kind of insecurity, a fundamental fear of not being loved. Something you have to overcome in order to grow up.
This touched me deeply and I felt immediately challenged to translate this into sound. Director Jasper also sent me a playlist of music that the cast and crew listened to while shooting and editing.
Normally, I prefer to avoid listening to other music right before I start. Mainly out of fear of unconsciously copying something that already exists. But in this case, the playlist helped me to understand what the Shutterspeed world was all about. It was truly emotional, very personal and inspiring at the same time.