Peter Chilvers - Cromer Waves

I filmed this in Cromer, a beautiful town on the North Norfolk Coast, on 6th December 2013 as heavy storms were hitting much of Britain. I've been going there for years to watch the waves, but this was the wildest the sea had been in sixty years.
The video footage is often shaky and erratic ; it was shot on an iPhone 5 in a howling gale, and for some of it I was leaning out of a window to take the shot.
I recorded this piano improvisation against the film to test out ideas for it. My original plan had be been to slow the waves to half their speed, and create a sound track using strings and electronics, but nothing I tried seemed to work as well. Showing the waves against a melancholy musical backdrop seems to give the illusion that they are at a slower speed, I like the balletic grace it lends them.
Music and Images copyright Peter Chilvers 2013
peterchilvers.com
Note: The video shows the incorrect date of 15th November 2013. D'oh.

[@JamesPomeroy]

This is serene and gorgeous… and it pairs perfectly with the starkness and wildness of the sea, raging there under the blue sky.

[@piotrtrypus]

beautiful music, Peter.

[@austineverittvlogs4207]

Love it I was there watching and I decided to go down but I was safe except getting really wet and nearly ended in hospital

[@SRDhain]

Beautiful

[@BEACHLIFE78]

nice video like the music very fitting

[@holbroni]

A common friend Dave C mentioned you in a recent FB post. I just love this the serenity in the midst of passion. Do you ever play in the area? I am in peterborough