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17. The Sad Song di Bra

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

16. The Turn (Duet with Liuh-Wen Ting)

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

15. theturn.tv

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

14. Silent Night

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

13. Improvisation 1

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

12. Wood Smoke

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

11. Improvisation 2

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

10. Robinson Crusoe (International Cluster)

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

9. Robinson Crusoe (cluster for 3 voices)

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

8. Red States

by Fredo Viola

2 years ago

7. Moon After Berceuse (Hall Cluster)

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

6. The Turn (Opus)

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

5. Moon After Berceuse (cluster duet with Ike Sturm)

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

4. The Sad Song

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

3. The Turn - ghost cluster performance

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

2. Test of Friendship -home cluster performance

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

1. Puss - red cluster performance

by Fredo Viola

3 years ago

This is a video I created using 15 second jpeg movies from my old point and shoot camera, pieced together in AfterEffects. It was shot around my old home in Woodstock partly on foot, on bike, leaning out of the window of a car, and on the train traveling from Poughkeepsie to NYC.

This one means a lot to me for very personal reasons. Hope you enjoy it.

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lee fleming 3 years ago

love it, just love it. means more to me than I can possibly describe.
Marco Raaphorst 3 years ago

a classic!
Johan Ismael 3 years ago

amazing video for an amazing song...thank you fredo, you made my day a better one !
Szymon Gdowicz 3 years ago

caliming
Alex Itin 3 years ago

Yes I remember this from a while back... nice to see that you are exploring the medium further.
astrid mayer 2 years ago

Wow. You connect something very emotional to your music and pictures, great; go on like this
Javi Devitt 2 years ago

I saw it in rest fest years ago, amazing!
FatCat Films 2 years ago

Fredo Viola by The Art Pack, un reportage vidéo tourné à Paris qui illustre un personnage incroyable.

Regardez : dailymotion.com/video/x97efv_the-art-pack-fredo-viola-in-paris_music
Hyun De Grande 2 years ago

Wow! I really love it!
Great deal of emotion in this piece!
Patricia Rombauer 2 years ago

muito legal! I love it!
susan preston 2 years ago

fabulous! it might be sad, but the piece is joyful too.

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marta m. m. dymek 2 years ago

this is probably the most beautiful thing i've seen all week. and coincidentally, i've seen a lot of beautiful things this week.
Artjom Bagri 2 years ago

amazing... just amazing...
feels like somethink different of world of music. It is High!
Can you share the lyrics... for better understanding?
jake 2 years ago

gorgeous. o.o wow!
Adam C Sager 2 years ago

I've always loved this video!! This was (unquestionably) the inspiration for a project I made back in college, using a lot of your methods. vimeo.com/4997069
Fredo Viola 2 years ago

Hey Adam... wow, watching your video was super strange. I noticed a lot of the patterns that I had created for Sad Song in there, but I really like what you did with the criss-crossing lines. Also watched your reel... great work, man!
Jason Mongue 2 years ago

You are an outrageously inventive and creative person. I really admire that. Thank you for sharing your gift.
MUZIEKTELEVISIE.NL 2 years ago

I like how you used such lo-fi material to create something so technically stunning. I guess the lo-fi material actually forced you to use a 5 splitscreen. Fantastic!
Karen Abad 2 years ago

oh man i loved this video i saw it a bit ago, good to see it on vimeo.
Fredo Viola 2 years ago

Thanks Karen! There's a live version I did in an octagon/circle up there. Take a look/listen! :)
graham ross 2 years ago

That was beautiful - thank you so much.
Evan 2 years ago

beautiful, very artistic.
Benjamin Dowie 2 years ago

Flatout awesome
Ray Anderson 2 years ago

That's such a fine piece of work, Fredo. I've traveled that route along the river from Poughkeepsie to Manhattan many times, but now in my mind's eye I'll always see it as you saw it. Fine, simply fine.
Baaron Schulte 2 years ago

Just what my heart needed.
Tom Ross 2 years ago

Wow, love the video, love the song even more.
yumiko 2 years ago

welcame my vimeo
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 2 years ago

You make me cry, haha. I wish I could use your music in my videos. You hit every precise emotional chord, and I love you for it!
Craig Litten 2 years ago

This is PURE beauty, pure ART. Thank you for sharing this with the world!
Simona Minniti 2 years ago

thank you for all of your work!
moninxu 2 years ago

It's amazing! - thank you so much
zhushuicaoerju 2 years ago

love it!very beautiful,both the music and the pictures!
Michael Made 2 years ago

Great job, I love it!
Nacho el Nacho 2 years ago

Awesome composition. Thanks
Johannes Courtens 2 years ago

Wow, very beautiful!
trev 2 years ago

I am speechless! Gorgeousness right through the center of me!
Mukesh Gandhi 2 years ago

well done... good visulization !!
Pastilla Studio 2 years ago

Wow...love that song...
Jake Osborne 2 years ago

This is something really special..
Phil Rennie 2 years ago

The tune is really gorgeous, and the video a perfect complement to the layering in the music.
A sad song to make you feel warm inside.
Tomcat Media 2 years ago

Absolutely amazing. A stunningly well composed song, and great imagery from jpeg movie clips!!
I've got goose pimples now!;-)
Fredo Viola 2 years ago

Thanks folks. I really appreciate all the encouragement! :) As I've mentioned, there's a live version I did called The Sad Song di Bra. It's an octagon shape in a circle. You can watch it here, but it's best to view on my interactive website where the video can be turned. theturn.tv It's the dark circle there.
ZaidSalihin 2 years ago

Wow! Just beautiful!
Morris 2 years ago

wow this is amazing!
retro 2 years ago

nice video!
b2clover 2 years ago

nice song! just to relax...
eucalyptus 2 years ago

so good! so beautiful!
Linard 2 years ago

this is great!
Franc L 2 years ago

sound kinda like religious praise songs to me. ..is that good/bad?
Fredo Viola 2 years ago

The song was written after the death of my father, which is why I called it the Sad Song. Actually, it was a kind of ritual to bring my emotions up. Perhaps that's why it sounds "religious" to you, Franc L. I'm not religious myself, nor do I consider this song a "religious praise" song! But generally I do bow to the power of music. :)
Marcela Armadillo 2 years ago

Es un gusto poder disfrutar de tu obra. Transparente y revitalizadora. Pudiera ser una pieza muchísimo más larga, para terminar de respirar con ella. Gracias.
Sterling Sellman 2 years ago

Very cool!
molly watt-stokes 2 years ago

oh so powerful due to you and your intention, very successful and meaningful, thank you
Sai Sivanesan 2 years ago

amazing. just amazing.
Steve Wachner 2 years ago

I like that Vimeo Staff made this jump so much in such a little time. It went from 17 views to almost 3,000 in two days!

Wish they would do that for one of my videos... but apparently they have to be GOOD
Marc Haumann 2 years ago

A beautifully fitting, innovative marriage of sight and sound. I wonder, though, why you use 'sad' in the title - the song feels more uplifting to me than anything else!
Fredo Viola 2 years ago

I'm glad you feel that way, Marc. It's called The Sad Song because it was finished after the death of my father.
andreaswiss 2 years ago

I'm love it! It's amazing !
Roc Tsing 2 years ago

Really good!
Nicola De Prato 2 years ago

nice job!
Vicki Hurst 2 years ago

soul stirring
Hughes Hall 2 years ago

Very, very beautiful.
Christine Felix Pereira 2 years ago

breath taking! so packed with wonderful ideas :)
Jose-Manuel Salas 2 years ago

Nice job, I love it.
Leonard Norbert 2 years ago

Fantastic. This is one of the most intersting and beautiful things I've seen and heard in a long time.
Sean Higgins 2 years ago

Like the fella said-Incroyable.I could loop this for hours.dramatic use of video with a song that is a classic. song has a native American feel- cadence and use of soloist.very spiritual and moving
Ginger 2 years ago

Your voice is used to beautiful effect. This is heavenly.
Jonathan Levy 2 years ago

Symply Beautifull
Rafael Hansen 2 years ago

Beautiful video with such an spiritual-touching song. Luvd it
Roger 2 years ago

There is something about this song that is pure magic. Thanks.
Alonso J Lujan 2 years ago

Wow, wow, and wow.
julia Samson 2 years ago

something about this song is
so beautiful, its beyond words to describe
Bill Newsinger 1 year ago

Very passionate music and I love the screen lay
tiojai 1 year ago

Wow! No words left. I'd cut and copy all the comments here and whisper or shout them to you once and again, as you wish.
Neil Baltzer 1 year ago

gorgeous...
aprille marie 1 year ago

this is so pretty!
Justin Ho 1 year ago

Beautiful I love it, excellent edit, wonderful music!
HetGarl 1 year ago

Loved it!
Colleen Ponce 1 year ago

this is excellent. i truly enjoyed it.
Thiago Martins 1 year ago

Love it! Just amazing. I had the same personal reasons you had. So it means a lot to me too.
leesungjic 9 months ago

정말 멋지네요 ^^
Fredo Viola 9 months ago

감사합니다!
Roberto Dessì 6 months ago

I was watching a movie with Ben Affleck, "Man About Town" and I heard your song! Awesome! Did they pay you well? :D
Fredo Viola 6 months ago

nope! But it was my first film usage. Actually, there are 3 other songs of mine in that flick, and my voice is in the soundtrack score as well. It was a great first experience.