A document of different thrill rides at Toronto’s historic, annual Canadian National Exhibition, all shot at night, at one frame per second, using one-second time exposures. Using two rolls of film shot in two consecutive years, the first roll consists of close-ups of each ride, edited in-camera. The second roll consists of a single, wide-angle long-shot of the entire ‘Midway’ of rides, seen from the top of the historic observation tower which has since been demolished. This scene was shot continuously over an 8-hour period beginning before dusk, increasing the time exposures as the daylight lessened and even after dark, ending in an almost white-out of the night scene created by 2-minute exposures on each frame.
Also in this combined programme
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Firefly
The film maker improvises a performance for the camera with a small lamp swinging on a long chord. Long exposure times and unexpected lens errors t
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Rock Jam
An action painting made with a Super8 camera of large groups of visitors at different rock concerts.
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Scanning 5
Performance in which John Porter, with the projector in his hand, provides a stunning surround-Super8 environment.
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Toy Catalog 3
For many large children among the viewers, undoubtedly an unexpected sentimental journey. The screen fills up with piles and piles of mini-toys fro
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Blade Sharpener
Made in a single shot from the other side of the road. The film maker respectfully portrays a knife & blade sharpener going from door to door.
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Landscape
A small landscape painting with the still young film maker and his mother, calmly sketching on the edge of an agricultural area.
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Santa Claus Parade
Toronto’s great annual Christmas Parade, seen from the end of the long and wide University Avenue. Filmed for eight hours at four frames a second.<
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Exams
A beautiful time-lapse registration of hundreds of tables in a large hall that is occupied in a brief time by an equal number of students.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1979
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 6"
- Medium/Format
- Super 8
