‘t Water Voorbij

This videoclip was created during Art Academy. I was asked to do a full autonomous project. Therefore, I started studying the history of the ‘smartlap’, a typical local music genre. My goal was to write my own ‘smartlap’. Although the final product isn’t a typical ‘smartlap’, it does follow the conventions of the smartlap. Through my study of the history of the ‘smartlap’ I found that the ‘smartlap’ has a broader range than we would think at first. Because time was on my side I also decided to create a video for the soundtrack.

The song is about a young man who sings about his despair after his girlfriend decided to end her struggle. The song is entirely in Dutch.

The music was written by Maarten van der Bijl and myself. Very special thanks to Matthew Groen for his assistance in directing the project.