South Africa Oscar Entry ‘Variations on a Theme’ Made With Excel
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When the Academy announced the shortlist for this year’s Best International Feature Film, few expected a story about spreadsheets. South Africa’s entry, Variations on a Theme, not only earned a place among the world’s most celebrated movies, it also revealed a groundbreaking method of composition: the entire soundtrack was written in Microsoft Excel.
Director and co writer Devon Delmar explained to The Hollywood Reporter that the decision was born out of curiosity and a desire to challenge traditional workflows. The film’s narrative, which explores recurring patterns in personal history, mirrored the grid‑like structure of a spreadsheet, making Excel an oddly fitting canvas.
Read more: https://bloggersminds.com/post/south-africa-oscar-entry-variations-on-a-theme-made-with-excel-8667
https://brive.bloggersminds.com/m/11902
When the Academy announced the shortlist for this year’s Best International Feature Film, few expected a story about spreadsheets. South Africa’s entry, Variations on a Theme, not only earned a place among the world’s most celebrated movies, it also revealed a groundbreaking method of composition: the entire soundtrack was written in Microsoft Excel.
Director and co writer Devon Delmar explained to The Hollywood Reporter that the decision was born out of curiosity and a desire to challenge traditional workflows. The film’s narrative, which explores recurring patterns in personal history, mirrored the grid‑like structure of a spreadsheet, making Excel an oddly fitting canvas.
Read more: https://bloggersminds.com/post/south-africa-oscar-entry-variations-on-a-theme-made-with-excel-8667
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