Thursday, May 04, 2006

Film Today!

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Blogger bjsc said...

hello criters

I have 2 videos of Jan Svankmajer animations and shorts. they are very good and worth a look, i am going to sent them up on a tv in our studio on tuesday or wednesday afternoon, has anyone got any preferences for day or time?
go to this page and have a look at the genius:
http://www.illumin.co.uk/svank/

1:49 am  
Blogger bjsc said...

Like the Touch of a Dead Trout

by Jan Svankmajer

[A tactile poem/scenario]



MEDIUM SHOT - A duvet is billowing, tossing about, rolling over.

CLOSE-UP - A finger runs across the teeth of a comb.

LONG SHOT - The duvet is calming down, until it becomes lifeless.

MEDIUM SHOT - A table top. On the table lies a slice of bread. Pieces of bread break off, mould themselves into balls and start rolling about.

CLOSE-UP - A human nose seen from below. Balls of bread roll into the nostrils and disappear up them.

CLOSE-UP - A human ear. Balls of bread roll into the ear and disappear into it.

LONG SHOT - A bare back:

cool
supple
slippery
slimy

To run naked in ripe barley!

LONG SHOT - The duvet covers the bare back. It moves like an animal devouring and digesting the body.

CLOSE-UP - Teeth being cleaned. The movement of the brush speeds up:

slightly sticky
against the direction of the hair
pleasantly unretainable
pliable

To bite off the nails of both index fingers!

LONG SHOT - A heap of dresses chafing each other, climbing over each other, they button and unbutton themselves, etc.

A MONTAGE:

CLOSE-UP - An armpit covered with soft hair:

cloddy
disintegrating
injuring
masticated

To sweat between the toes!

LONG SHOT - The duvet climbs off the bed. It uncovers the bed sheet, which is full of cake crumbs.

2:39 am  

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