Cinefuge 4&5
Cinefuge 4&5
Part of a sub-series of Came ra Dances using the camera as a centrifuge. John dances with the camera, swinging it around himself on a long cord, keeping it always aimed at himself, while it turns its own way on the cord. Developed from a scene in John’s 16mm student film Independent Filmmaking (1974), and inspired by a scene from Sergio Leone’s movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
The only sound ‘Cinefuge’, it begins with a sync-sound version (#5) shot as a TV commercial, with John talking to the viewer about his upcoming show at The Funnel Experimental Film Theatre in Toronto. It ends with version #4 with John’s friend, dancer Judith Miller, joining the dance, and which was shot on silent film, then sound-striped and post-dubbed with out-take sounds from version #5.
Also in this combined programme
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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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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… -
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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. -
Amusement Park
Magnificent use of the time-lapse technique completes the transformation from fairground attractions to immaterial light objects. Uncomplicated zoomin -
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. -
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. -
Rock Jam
An action painting made with a Super8 camera of large groups of visitors at different rock concerts. -
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… -
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 from t
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1981
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- Super 8