Genres: fantasy

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried’s Psychedelic Epic

My latest fanedit is of silent film from 1924.  
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried  
A two part fantasy epic. Directed and filmed in Germany.

I took the liberty of replacing the entire soundtrack. Each song handpicked by me and sound painted onto these beautiful scenes in a fashion that hopefully makes them feel like they have always belonged…

In doing so, I'm also able to deliver this movie in a much more animated and less dragged out fashion as opposed to its original delivery. This movie was shot and edited in 1924! It's amazing work, it really is. but l've made this movie MUCH more tighter. Its original runtime was like 2hr&30 mins. 8 got it down to 1 hour and 7 mins🎞️

(Think of a Wizard of Oz: The dark side of the moon experience)

I implement my "Sound Painting" technique throughout the entire film. Every single cut and transition is to match whatever portion the current song is on.  
Something about synchronization on the audio and the visuals creates this unique handshake that just does something to the brain. Hooking you into a hypnotic trance that you can't look away from... well that's the goal

The ebb and flow of it all… I think this is my favorite piece of art I have made yet. It achieves such precise synchronicity. If I couldn’t match the cuts with the music, I would match the action displayed  with the music. Even down to the lyrics of the song as they are sung… matching with what is being show within scene. It’s beautiful.

Some of these synchronicity were designed and pre planned by me. Others just… fell into my lap while I was in the zone.

These silent films, near the end of their run before full blown dialogue and sound effects were introduced, these silent films had almost developed a new language. They became so adapt at telling a story with visuals alone that the cinematography, lightning and scene transitions alone could carry one’s attention and imagination from beginning to end.

Fritz Lang of 1924 has crafted something incredible for its time! This film is the very first to tackle bringing a full blown dragon to life. In 1924, that is no small feat.

This film has it all, I mean… it’s HAD to set the tone for many many popular hero’s and themes. In the main character I can see  
He-man and Liono (thundercats)… even some Conan. We got some big game of thrones vibes going on here, real “beef in the kingdom” stuff.

Even the beautiful actors from 1924… they resemble actors of today! (Synchronicity)  
We got:

\-Rhea Seehorn (pluribus, better call Saul)  
\-Elijah Wood (lord of the rings, etc)  
\-Michael Shannon (take shelter, man of steal)  
\[Lock them in for the Remake!\]  
Let me know if you spot some more!

I’ve tried my best to take this stunning piece of cinematography and bring it to life in a fresh and captivating way. Such a film deserves some new life breathed into it. I really hope you enjoy and this and can’t look away until the end.

Please, Enjoy! And look out for part 2 in the near future.