Vowels & Consonants
Vowels & Consonants
A film collaboration using six projectors that evolved from Lynn Loo’s film o and Guy Sherwin’s printer installation bdpq. The images were produced by printing letterforms directly onto raw 16mm film, and their shapes make sounds as they pass through the projectors’ optical sound heads. These optical sounds may at times resemble the uttered sound of the letterforms. The work is sometimes performed as a live interaction with musicians.
Also in this combined programme
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Man with Mirror
Spectacular in its simplicity, this Super-8 performance screened at the 30th anniversary edition of the festival. -
Views from Home
Changing sunlight filmed in the maker’s apartment, with saxophone sounds from the neighbours as a soundtrack. -
Soundtrack
Shot taken from the window of a moving train, used as a basis for a fascinating optical soundtrack. -
Time Spirals
Film material is rolled up like a spiral and dipped sideways in developer so only half is developed. -
Cycles #3
A performance with two 16mm projectors in which spots stuck on the film function as basic material for hypnotic images and sound. -
Night Train
Time-lapse shortens train journey to two minutes, while the image also creates the optical soundtrack.
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 15'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm