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Jetsam

Synopsis

Wire mesh, fibrefill, salt and paper, steel wool, cherry blossoms, grease and spit, bubble wrap, tea leaves, washer rings, and a drain stopper chain. An exaltation of the everyday set to music by Martin Tétreault and Otomo Yoshihide. Jetsam employs an early photographic technique directly exposing objects onto film.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
2 mins 30 secs
Format
16mm, Beta SP
Director
Sonia Bridge
Producer
Joan Ashworth, Adam Boulter
Editor
Sonia Bridge
Director of Photography
Sonia Bridge
Sound
Sonia Bridge
Composer
Otomo Yoshihide, Martin Tétreault

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Animation Dept
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T+44 (0)20 7590 4512

animation@rca.ac.uk

Sales Company

Royal College of Art

Animation Dept
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T+44 (0)20 7590 4512

animation@rca.ac.uk

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