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Across the Valley

Synopsis

'Across the Valley was shot, and the sound gathered, between July 2004 and January 2006, in the Cevennes, in the south of France. The film is from a single vantage point, a small area of flatness on the side of a steep valley. I filmed the view of the landscape from this point, through three of the four seasons, as well as elements of the scene closer to the camera.

The resulting film draws on, and develops, my existing interests in the time-based representation of simultaneity, and in the temporal and sequencing possibilities inherent to film editing,' (Director Nick Collins).

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Nick Collins
Producer
Nick Collins
Editor
Nick Collins
Director of Photography
Nick Collins
Sound
Nick Collins

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nick Collins

East Wing
Malling Deanery
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 2JA
UK

T +44 (0)12 7347 6518

nickcollins@tiscali.co.uk

Sales Company

Nick Collins

East Wing
Malling Deanery
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 2JA
UK

T +44 (0)12 7347 6518

nickcollins@tiscali.co.uk

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