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After completing a log of all action in the film, (see below) a series of temp-tracks were placed along side scenes, mainly using the actors' body rhythms to determine tempo selection. This process determined and shaped the film into a suite of 10 movements. refininement of the beginning and end of each movement was done by relating to the camera movements - most of which were clearly defined arcs or tracks. (These camera movements in concert with the performers' gestural performance constitute the amazing sense of rhythm which is apparent in then original silent form of the film.)

As indicated earlier, the score 'tonality' was conceptually based on a musicological map which references and intertwines Garrel's background (with Nico), the time of the film (May '68), it's filming in Munich (both the Autobahn and the Black Forest), and the music of the time and since (from Krautrock to Post-Rock) which relates to the 'European roadmovie existentialism' signposted by Le Revelateur. The temp tracks used for Aurevelateur were:

Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
Velvet Underground – All Tommorrows Parties
Nico – Desert Shore
Lou Reed - Street Hassle
Modern Lovers - Radio On
Neu – Helden
David Bowie – Heroes
Joy Division – Love Will Keep Us Together

Apart from deciding to do a cover version of Bowie's HEROES, new compositions were then 'rebuilt' over these temp tracks which referenced the feel and tone of each track. There are also numerous harmonic/tonal cross-references (melodies from one song played on another; actual melodies from the original sources sounded in contra-keys; etc.) within the networking of the 10 movements in the film.

1	Movement	DIAMOND SUN
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
1 2 3 4 5 6	Room Stairwell Room Tunnel, night Tunnel (exterior)	Child sitting on bed Man Opens Door Man sits next to woman offers drink & cigarette, lights both cigarettes Man & Woman leave room, child watches Woman descends stairs, gripping rail Man walks behind Child sitting in room Title Man silhouetted above tunnel, child standing in tunnel Child walks down tunnel Child hugs woman Child hugging woman, illuminated by bright light Child circles woman, kisses hand, hugs her	Camera pans down to woman Mid shot of man & woman, no movement Pan up to child sitting on bed – Pans down to tunnel interior Camera follows child down tunnel Camera follows behind child, then stops –
2	Movement	MY STARS TELL ME
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
7 8 9 10 11 12	Road, night Woods, night	Man & woman walk towards camera Child greets woman & man Child , woman & man walking Woman lays rug for child to sleep. Child circles kneeling man & woman and lays down Woman’s head – side profile, in darkness Woman stands up, walks to tree, turns head Woman starts walking, then breaking into a run Man starts chasing woman Man & woman siting in woods, woman takes off his boot Man sitting, gets up, searches around trees Man starts walking, walks in circles Child walks into shot, man & woman sitting. Child walks in circles around tree & man/woman Child lays down on ground, man & woman step over him Woman squats next to tree. Man approaches & touches her Woman walks off sits down at another tree, walks off, sits at another tree (repeated many times) Child sitting against tree Doll hanging in window, child watching, then walks off to left	– Actors walking with backwards camera travelling track – – – Camera follows her Camera follows both of them – – Camera follow then stops Camera follow child’s movement – – Camera follows her, stops, follows her Camera pans up to hanging doll figure
3	Movement	THEATRE OF THREE
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
13 14	Room Room	Child walks into room, finds man & woman seated face down on table. Child pats their hair Man & woman raise heads from table Woman stands up and walks off Man stands up & leaves table Child on table, sits up & plays with doll on wall Stage with curtains. Child sits down. Curtains open, woman enters, stands on stage Man enters Man grabs woman, shakes her, points at child Both sit at table heads bowed, curtain closes	Camera follows child Camera follows her Camera follows him Pans back to child on table –
4	Movement	JOURNEY TO WHITE LIGHT
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
15 16 17	Road, day Room	Man & Woman walking Woman drops to ground –Man picks her up Man walking (holding Woman) Man walking (holding Woman) then Woman walks to blanket & lies on it Woman lying on blanket, man staring around. Figures recede into distance as camera pans backwards Child walking along road Child stops, sits on blanket. Man & Woman stand, backs to camera. Child hands clothes to them Child walks offscreen, comes back takes Man & Women’s hands All three start walking, hand in hand, backs to camera Man, Woman & Child on bed Child crawls away, opens cupboard, gets in Woman crosses room, opens door, descends stairs Child in cupboard Man crosses room, opens door, descends stairs Child in cupboard Child crawls across floor, shuts door, crawls back into cupboard. Child gets in & shuts door	Actors walking with backwards camera travelling track, then pan down to blanket Camera pans back quickly into distance (on car) Walking with backwards camera travelling track – Fade to grey – Camera follows action of Man, Woman & Child
5	Movement	ZONE OF LOVE
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
18 19	Field, day Field, day Quarry, day	Woman & man carrying child, running Man, woman child duck down in high grass Then crawl along, hiding in grass, stopping occasionally All three run to another spot in the grass (two more times) Three stand up & walk down into quarry M, W & C walk across quarry to hut	Camera follows alongside, stopping occasionally Camera still, then pans up looking down on people lying in grass, then pans down to grass level (two times) Camera follows behind to edge of quarry
6	Movement	THE HOLE AND THE RISE
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
20 21	Quarry, day Quarry, day Edge of quarry Outside bathroom Bathroom	M, W & C banging on wall of hut Panning shot of quarry, stops at Woman handing child to Man Man & woman leave child on ground in quarry, climb up slope Man and woman clamber out Man & Woman grip wire Child outside door, Child opens door Child sits on toilet, wipes, flushes Door closes	Camera pans across hut and quarry Camera tracks along behind them Camera stops in front of cliff –
7	Movement	OUR ENDLESS SLEEP
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
22 23	Phone Booth, day Outside booth,day Underpass, day Underpass Room	Man in phone booth, talking Hangs up, walks down stairs to woman on bed M & W embrace. Man hugs child, woman hugs child man & woman embrace Child walks away & up stairs Child climbs over ledge, sits down, plays on bed	– Pans down to bed
8	Movement	'HEROES' (ADDED)
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
24 25 26 27	exterior interior Side of road, day Side of road/gate Side of road Bedroom	Child sitting, man & woman running, approach child Man & Woman follow Child as Child moves off Child watches adults, sprays can, adults disappear from view Child continues to move Child stops moving, man & woman recede in distance Man & Woman heads above ledge, child in bed Child walking along road, walks past Man & Woman Man & Woman “hung” from fence Camera tracks along road to child standing at gates Child starts walking along road again Child stops walking sits down at side of road Child sitting Child in bed	Camera stationary Camera tracks alongside child Camera stationary – Camera tracking behind Camera stationary Camera tracking along side of road, stops at gate Camera tracking along side of road beside child Camera zooms into child Camera stationary, spot-lit
9	Movement	BLACK FOREST
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
28 29 30 31	Exterior, night Exterior, night In car, day In car, day Exterior, night Room, night	Child walking along road Child standing next to fire at side of building Child walks to rug , lies down Wall, with graffiti Woman at window, tapping on glass Car starts moving, woman disappears, child spraying can Child standing, starts walking, takes off top Child approaches man. Man opens box, Child enters Child in bed	Camera tracking along beside child Camera stationary – Camera stationary, scenery moves outside Camera tracking behind child Camera stops moving –
10	Movement	'HEROES' (SUBTRACTED)
Shot	Location	Action	Camera
32 33	Bridge Stream Stream Stream Lake END	Man & Woman on bridge, child below Child walking along stream, towards camera Child walks up bank of stream, then down again Child walks away from camera Child walks into clearing & away from camera Child walks to saucepan, bends over it & picks it up, puts it on head Child walks to edge of water, stands as swans gather END	Camera stationary, shot through bushes Camera pans following child Camera stationary, then pans to follow child Camera stationary END

Credits:
Composed/produced/engineered by Philip Brophy © 2004
Publishing by Sony/Rubber Music
Drums/keyboards/vocals – Philip Brophy
Bass/guitars – Dave Brown
Vocals – Sianna Lee
* “ ’Heroes’ “ by David Bowie & Brian Eno © 1977; published byTintoretto Music/RZO Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs Ltd.

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