An exploration of the process of film making from the moment of filming to the act of projection executed with wry humour and precise observation. Every film must be performed by the projectionist. This one requires extra attention, as all the textual instructions on the screen need to be read and respected.
Also in this combined programme
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Standard Gauge
A reservoir of forgotten film material forms a metaphorical biography of the film history and a partial autobiography of Fisher himself.
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The Wilkinson Household Fire Alarm
Homage to and wink at Marcel Duchamp that clearly focuses more on conceptualism than on the studio film. What you see is what you hear.
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The Director and His Actor Look at Footage Showing Preparations for an Unmade Film (2)
A film in two parts: the rushes of a film and the men watching them.
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Cue Rolls
Most works by Fisher have a direct link to the machinery of film. Here he analyses the cue rolls.
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Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1976
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 4"
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
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