Friday, August 27, 2010

"Baptized in Weirdness: an unauthorized journey through The House on the Rock" press release

The information and images in this posting can be freely used by anyone for mentioning/discussing the short documentary "Baptized in Weirdness" by Derek Quint, Addovolt Productions.





"I've never seen anything like it," says indie director Derek Quint.  "The amount of time, effort, and money that went into this place is crazy but it's completely baffling.  What is it all about?"

Quint is referring to House on the Rock, the bizarre architectural wonder and museum of oddities located in Spring Green, Wisconsin and the subject of his short film, "Baptized in Weirdness: an unauthorized journey through The House on the Rock".  The House was opened in 1959 by the mysterious architect Alex Jordan, Jr.

"A couple of friends told me that we had to go visit House on the Rock and that I should definitely bring my video camera.  I had never been there before and I didn't realize that we were making a documentary until we were half-way through it.  When I looked through the footage I decided to just go ahead and edit it into a short film using a narrator mixed with some of the music from inside the display rooms.  I wanted to try figuring out what it was that we were seeing because the place is so overwhelming and, to be honest with you, frustrating in some ways.  It's a beautiful puzzle that sometimes makes sense and sometimes seems to deliberately confuse you.  I don't really think that I cracked the mystery of House on the Rock but I wanted to ask questions about it regardless.  It's an incredible place," Quint explains.

Narrated by D. Doiel and produced by Addovolt Productions, "Baptized in Weirdness: an unauthorized journey through The House on the Rock" is a short documentary that can be freely viewed on Youtube.  See the link below or web search "baptized in weirdness documentary".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6N6UOITsss

Thursday, August 26, 2010

"Baptized in Weirdness: an unauthorized journey through The House On The Rock"


The short documentary, "Baptized in Weirdness: an unauthorized journey through The House On The Rock" is now up for viewing.

Just a fun, casual little project. Not any big deal, not a lot of trouble.

"Baptized in Weirdness" premiered online in August 2010.

If you're not aware of what The House On The Rock is (and I know that many non-Midwesterners aren't), the Wikipedia page will explain it much better than I can (click HERE) and, hopefully, this short doc will give you a visual impression of what it's like in there along with a few of my thoughts and questions about it.

Recording sound in that place was a challenge and some of the darker corners of the attraction were difficult to photograph but that's just the inevitable nature of it--that's just the way it is at that place.

This project was narrated by the always wonderful D. Doiel.

Special Thanks to: Matt Labuguen and D. Doiel.

Click HERE to watch the documentary. Ratings and comments are appreciated.