SHORT FILM SERIES 1975-1978

by Guy SHERWIN
1975-1978 / 16mm / b&w / silent / 1S / 20' 00

PORTRAIT WITH PARENTS (1975, 3' 00)
This was the first film in the series. My parents were visiting and I made this portrait of the three of us, myself reflected in the mirror, by winding the film through the camera by hand. The camera is fixed to wooden tripod that sways slighty with rhythm with the cranking motion.

CANDLE AND CLOCK (1978, 3' 00)
A candle burns down under the period of a few hours as the shadow of a clock gradually climbs the wall, obscuring a photograph.

TAP (1978, 3' 00)
A slowly dripping tap disturbs the reflexion of clouds seen through the window.

BREATHING (1978, 3' 00)
Anna's heavily pregnant stomach. I open and close the aperture of the camera in time with her breathing. The neighbour's washing line is seen through the window.

METRONOME (1978, 3' 00)
The pssage of late afternoon sun across a mantelpiece during during the course of a hour or more, recorded in time-lapse at the rate of one frame per second. The weight of the metronome arm is adjusted periodically during filming to alter the phasing of the two spring-round mechanisms - one in the camera, one in the metronome.

MAYA (1978, 3' 00)
My first daughter Maya was a few days old. I wonder what she might be seeing trough her newly-discovered eyes. Detaching the lens from the camera I held in my hand, making it difficult to focus on her eyes.

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distribution format 16mm
screen 1,37 - Standard (single screen)
speed 24 fps
sound silent
rental fee 67,00 €