Alex Soloviev has a way of capturing life in the streets of Berlin. He shows how Berlin can be loaded with energy, and at the same time, he shows the tension behind everything that happens here.
In The Inner Layer, he does this so well that we had to write a short post about his work.
If you have been following this blog for a while, the name Alex Soloviev might ring a bell. We featured his work here back in 2016. The movie we mention is called Everyday Berlin, a visual poem about a quiet city. Something that is quite the opposite of what you can see in his film below.
In the movie Berlin – The Inner Layer, Alex Soloviev combines fast cuts and beautiful transitions with everlasting movement and a fantastic soundtrack that blends the sounds of the streets with a mixture of keyboards. One of the movie’s highlights is how he uses music to express the city and how he speeds up the tempo to create tension.
And, after all this build-up of pressure, you can see somebody jumping from the Park Inn Hotel like our friends from Alemanizando did a while ago.
In Berlin – The Inner Layer, the city is a background that constantly changes and moves. But, between the many shots, you can see some familiar sights like the Funkturm, the Messe Center, Alexanderplatz, the Berliner Dom, and the observation decks at Park Inn, one of our favorite places to see Berlin from above.
It has endless edges, tints and singularities. Berlin is a power city. You can feel it there. It’s positive and razor sharp simultaneously. Berlin can be strong and complex for its visitors. I tried my very best to catch the spirit of it. At least how I felt it running in the cold streets with my camera. — Alex Soloviev
Press play on the video above, and don’t forget to put some headphones on, as Alex Soloviev mentions on his amazing Vimeo channel. Let Berlin surround you and show its inner layer.
Berlin – The Inner Layer by Alex Soloviev
BERLIN – the inner layer from Alex Soloviev on Vimeo.
