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 and combines powerful concepts such as murder, religion, privacy, surveillance and morality in a perfectly crafted piece. As a designer, it was a great opportunity to explore how to visually represent these concepts and put them together in a short film that makes reference to them without revealing anything too explicitly. 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 of the film. The beautiful score from David Shire was the initial trigger that inspired me to create this piece.

Design, direction and animation: F. Lazzari

Additional modelling: Rafael Rau

Additional shading: Sebastian Livingston

Sound design: Zelig sound

Music (original soundtrack): David Shire

Thanks: Kook Ewo, Anrick Bregman, Philippe Stalla, Mariana Osgood

The Conversation on IMDB

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