Francis Ford Coppola’s mystery thriller “The Conversation” won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and received three Oscar nominations in 1974 – now it also has a noirish homage courtesy of director/designer Fernando Lazzari.
Fernando Lazzari in London: “Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece ‘The Conversation’ revolves around a surveillance expert (Gene Hackman, as Harry Caul) and the moral dilemma he faces when his recordings reveal a potential murder.
“This is my tribute to a film that I consider one of Coppola’s finest as it combines powerful concepts such as murder, religion, privacy, surveillance, and morality in a perfectly crafted piece.
“I took many licenses when depicting the period technology and elements used in the film, as my goal was to establish a contemporary point of view on a true classic, perhaps also working as a title sequence for an imaginary remake.”
Director/animator: Fernando Lazzari
Additional modeling: Raphael Rau
Additional shading: Sebastian Livingston
Sound design: Zelig Sound
Music (original soundtrack): David Shire
Thanks: Kook Ewo, Anrick Bregman, Philippe Stalla, Mariana Osgood
Toolkit: C4D, Houdini, Redshift, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere