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Our Selves Unknown

Synopsis

Exploring ideas of landscape and dislocation, ‘Our Selves Unknown’ takes architect Lionel Brett's 1965 book ‘Landscape in Distress’ as its sole raw material, isolating and reconfiguring its photographic illustrations, text and cover design as pencil and ink drawings, using a working process of self-enforced rules and restrictions, obstacles and chance.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins
Format
Digital File
Director
Edwin Rostron
Producer
Edwin Rostron
Co-Producer
NA
Executive Producer
Edwin Rostron
Editor
Edwin Rostron
Screenwriter
NA
Director of Photography
NA
Production Designer
NA
Sound
NA
Composer
NA
Principal cast
NA

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Edwin Rostron

Sales Company

Edwin Rostron

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