Do It Yourself – A Short Journey Through Film Materials

A journey through a variety of film materials. In ONE WEEK (USA 1920), Buster Keaton attempts to build a house by himself against all comic odds and hair-raising setbacks. A short comedy shot on 35-mm film, the standard format for shooting and screening over decades. Many directors later opted for much cheaper 16-mm film, among them Marie Menken, who gazes at her greenery in GLIMPSE OF THE GARDEN (USA 1957). In AERIAL (UK 1974), Margaret Tait releases the smaller 16-mm camera from the tripod to take full advantage of its mobility. In her digital film experiment ILOX (D 2001), Karø Goldt manipulates the image to see how long a flower is still recognizable as a flower. And in SOUTH OF TEN (USA 2006), Liza Johnson applies her inexpensive DV material as sparingly as if it was Buster Keaton’s pricey 35-mm film. (Anna Faroqhi) For audiences 5 and up

Films:
One Week Buster Keaton USA 1920 35 mm engl. IT 17 min.
Glimpse of the Garden Marie Menken USA 1957 16 mm without dialogue 5 min.
Aerial Margaret Tait UK 1974 16 mm without dialogue 4 min.
Ilox Karø Goldt D 2001 Digital file without dialogue 3 min.
South of Ten Liza Johnson USA 2006 35 mm engl. OV 10 min.