A piece that explicitly explores the move from the 4:3 screen ratio to 16:9, which is now effectively the standard for broadcast television and video. The ratio and scale of the screen rapidly expands and contracts in a series of chromatic oscillations and phasing beeps. A hypnotic and sensory exploration of tonality and the screen’s limits and potential.
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The Flicker
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Archangel
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Arnulf Rainer
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The Flicker Film
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Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 2'
- Medium/Format
- Mini DV PAL
