FLUX RE FLUX

by Christian LEBRAT

1978-1981 / Mini DV / coul / son / 9' 30

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This film has been digitized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, during the 2009 digitization plan. The total length of the film is available online. The full movie is viewable in our documentation center.

A city, its crowds; crowds processed on film then transferred to video. I used a technique particular to video to manipulate a vertical section of the image sideways, changing both its shape and color density. Each operation was repeated a number of times, in a series of consecutive incrustations. The final image was achieved in a few hours, entirely by hand (or, more precisely, by hands), like an impromptu musical improvisation. The rhythm, the flux of the city confronted with video's scanning composition and compression.

1 PRINT IN DISTRIBUTION

distribution format	Mini DV (PAL) 1 reel
original format	Mini DV
speed	25 ips
screen	1,37 - standard
sound	son
notes	Attention: le volume du son est très bas au début de la bande puis augmente progressivement.
rental fee	36,00 €