Patryk Kizny | Director, DP, Timelapse Cinematographer » Projects

Muzyki (Musics) documentary

Paco — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:18:05 +0000

It is said that watching your own films is usually watching mistakes. Not this time!

Since March, 2011 with Aga Gonczarek we have been working hard on producing, shooting and post producing our first feature-length documentary film, Muzyki (Musics). It’s been half a year now, but I am so pleased to see it finished finally! A lot of fun, lot of work and great results. Summarizing the project: 5 days of shooting, 2 music videos (separate and incorporated in the film), a few shorter music clips, and a 55-minute long creative documentary.

Muzyki (Musics) is a creative documentary about the stimulative process of making music, materialized in an artistic collaboration of the musician Michał Zygmunt and filmmakers Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny. It explores the inspirations, the quest for one’s roots, the artistic meetings and the musical journey into the unknown, which all lead to the creation of a unique music album and a series of exceptional live music performances. It reveals a modern interpretation of Polish roots culture by means of music and imagery.

The main characters are three artists: a contemporary Polish musician, Michał Zygmunt, a Swiss music producer, Roli Mosimann and a Polish folk musician of older generation, Zdzisław Jamborski, who have learnt to to read the score late in his life. Each of these characters tells his own story, shares his fascination for the music and brings his own unique attitude and personal charisma to the recording studio, influencing the work on the album. Each of them has different goals and spreads different message.

Those three different perspectives build up an interesting story about the multidimensional meaning of music and leave the audience with numerous unanswered questions about the old world that passed away and contemporary human condition.

The premiere of the film is taking place at Camerimage festival held in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Nov 26th – Dec 3rd.

Plus Camerimage is the most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators – cinematographers. The 19th edition of the Festival will be held from November 27th till December 3rd, 2011 in the City of Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Download press & sales pack:

Muzyki Press & Sales pack (PDF)

Learn more about the project:

Na Kujawach Pięknie Graja | A music video

Paco — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:47:05 +0000

“Musics” (“Muzyki”) is the most recent project by a Polish acoustic guitarist, Michał Zygmunt, drawing inspirations from a Polish roots music and old photographs of people collected by the artist from multiple sources.

The contemporary acoustic guitar music is supported by the photographs screening during the performances. The multimedia dimension of the project is also supported by a documentary about the project as well as music videos.

This is another part of visual work done for this project, a music video for the composition “Na Kujawach Pieknie Grają”.

Credits:

Music performed by Michal Zygmunt and Roli Mosimann
Music produced by Roli Mosimann

Production company: LookyCreative / www.lookycreative.com
Cinematography: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Editing: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Grading: Patryk Kizny

Filmed in May, 2011.

Get in touch with Michal Zygmunt:
www.acoustic.pl
www.facebook.com/michalzygmuntmusic

Live at Saraswati | A music video

Paco — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:31:32 +0000

“Musics” (“Muzyki”) is the most recent project by a Polish acoustic guitarist, Michał Zygmunt, drawing inspirations from a Polish roots music and old photographs of people collected by the artist from multiple sources.

The contemporary acoustic guitar music is supported by the photographs screening during the performances. The multimedia dimension of the project is also supported by a documentary about the project as well as music videos.

We have visited Michał while he was working with Roli Mosimann at Saraswati Studio in Wolimierz, Poland during the production of Michal’s most recent project called “Musics”. This live performance music video of the piece “Musics” has been produced with a bare minimum of equipment and together with a deliberately rough style of cinematography & edit captures the essence and atmosphere of the production in progress.

Credits:
Music performed by Michal Zygmunt
Music produced by Roli Mosimann

Production company: LookyCreative / lookycreative.com
Cinematography: Aga Gonczarek & Patryk Kizny
Editing: Aga Gonczarek
Grading: Patryk Kizny

Filmed in April, 2011.

Get in touch with Michal Zygmunt:
www.acoustic.pl
www.facebook.com/MichalZygmuntMusic

“Passing By” – Other places

Paco — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:23:48 +0000

This will be a compilation of other portraits taken within the “Passing By” project that was not featured in other galleries.

“Passing By”, Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 2007

Paco — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:28:08 +0000

I have edited and processed another set of street shots taken by Agnieszka during her business trip to Slovenia. It is amazing how random street portraits taken in many different places reveal hidden patterns and similarities between people.

“Passing By”, Jelenia Góra, September 2008.

Paco — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:43:05 +0000

Another set of portraits taken last autumn in Jelenia Gora, a small city in the south Poland. It wasn’t planned and I was equiped only with 18-55mm lens. Taking closeups in the crowd was quite difficult.

“Passing By”, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2009.

Paco — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:53:19 +0000

Here’s another set of pictures taken by Agnieszka during her trip to Amsterdam late April this year. Hope you like it.

“Passing By”, Paris, August 2006.

Paco — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:11:24 +0000

It started accidentally. It was late summer 2006, we were in Paris, walked across the streets and enjoyed the trip. I was thrilled by the versatility of the people passing by. I started taking the pictures. It turned into a habit – each time we go somewhere abroad, we try taking pictures. We called it “Passing By”.
This is the very first set of pictures. This is how the project begun.