Project Detail

Films To Break Projectors

Synopsis

‘Films to Break Projectors’ glues, scrapes and splices 35mm, 16mm, and super 8 film to create defective and unprojectable celluloid sculptures.
Hi-res scanning and digital stop motion reanimates the material and reveals its potential motion and colour music within, where traces of ambiguous narratives emerge from the complex loops.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 7 secs
Format
35mm, 16mm, 8mm, Digital
Director
iloobia
Producer
Tim Grabham
Editor
Tim Grabham
Sound
iloobia, dissolving path
Audio Mix
Paul Pascoe
Film Images
© cinema iloobia 2016

Production Status

Production Company

cinema iloobia

Tim Grabham
312 Portland Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 5LP

Sales Company

c/o cinema iloobia

Tim Grabham
312 Portland Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 5LP

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