A movie title scene featuring a tale of queer tragedy. The story of Hyacinthus and Apollo is once again retold through the lens of a film camera. This one minute, four second footage imagines what a title sequence for a movie based on the tragedy of Hyacinthus would be.
Platforms Used
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Procreate
The Myth
Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince beloved by the god Apollo. The two spent their days together hunting, talking, and playing sports, especially throwing the discus. The two were inseparable and their love was the source of envy from many other gods.
One day, Apollo threw the discus high into the air and as Hyacinthus ran to catch it, the wind god Zephyrus—jealous of Hyacinthus’s affection for Apollo—blew it off course. The discus struck Hyacinthus and killed him. Heartbroken, Apollo refused to let Hades take him and instead transformed Hyacinthus’s spilled blood into a flower that would bear his name, immortalizing his beauty and their love.
Process
This project started off as a simple storyboard and wordlist that would pilot the direction of where I would go next.
Storyboard
Wordlist
Beauty Jealousy Tragedy Devotion Fate
Fate
Sunlight Golden Purple Broken Flowing
Broken
God Youth Life Love Death
Love
Tenderness Longing Grief Passion Reverence
Passion
Memory Loss Rebirth Youth Ethereal Fallen
Ethereal
Fate
Love
Love
Passion