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Quartet

Synopsis

The film is structured on a twenty shot sequence of a room that is repeated three times. The first two sequences are in colour, and are shot according to a strict formal plan. Each shot contains a portion of the point of view of its adjacent partners. The second two sequences are in black and white and are more freely structured, even though they follow the spatial-formal pattern established in the first sequence. The only movement in the film is accidental – clouds seen through a window- otherwise nothing moves and there is no sound.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Nicky Hamlyn
Producer
Nicky Hamlyn
Screenwriter
Nicky Hamlyn
Director of Photography
Nicky Hamlyn

Genre

Experimental

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

21 Friars Walk

Lewes BN7 2LF
UK

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