ONLY AT FIRST

by Nicky HAMLYN
1988-1991 / 16mm / color / sound / 23' 00

"ONLY AT FIRST was shot over several months from the back of my house in Lewes, East Sussex. It records in part the development of a wetland site into a housing development, using a variety of filming strategies including animated permutations of sets of framings, as well as freer sequences that make use of the Bolex camera’s motorised zoom function. A variety of lenses was used, from 10 mm wide angle to 300 mm tele-photo, which latter compresses the space, and hence the atmosphere, to create ephemeral, unstable shots full of airy ‘noise’." — Nicky Hamlyn

2 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION


distribution format Digital file on server (FHD)
screen 1,37 - Standard
speed 24 fps
sound sound
rental fee 93,00 €

distribution format 16mm
screen 1,37 - Standard
speed 24 fps
sound magnetic sound
rental fee 93,00 €