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Thu, 25 Dec 2008

Shortest Day




'Shortest Day' 25.1MB 59 secs silent

Lumière.

Early afternoon on the 21st, just down
from Gilston Church.
GIF version with music here.

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Wed, 24 Dec 2008

Three




'Tottenham Hale' 20.8MB 48 secs silent



'Hyde Park' 22.2MB 52 secs silent



'Euston' 20.6MB 48 secs silent

3 London Lumières

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Sun, 21 Dec 2008

A Fence; a Bush; the Sky




'11:15 am' 28.4MB 58 secs silent



'11:50 am' 23.4MB 48 secs silent



'4:05 pm' 28.8MB 59 secs silent

3 Lumières

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Sun, 07 Dec 2008

North Eastern Tyre & Autocare




'North Eastern Tyre & Autocare' 11.3MB 20 secs silent



'North Eastern Tyre & Autocare #1' 4.9MB 8 secs silent

2 Lumières

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Sat, 06 Dec 2008

Portrait of Augie, Smoking.




'Portrait of Augie, Smoking' 14.1MB 58 secs silent

Warning: Do not try this at home!
Big thanks to Augie.

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Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Rain Dance




'Rain Dance' 13.7MB 48 secs

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Tue, 04 Nov 2008

45 Paris Portraits




'45 Paris Portraits' 84.7MB 2:14 min

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008

4 Paris Movies




'Flight Path' 7.1MB 11 secs silent



'Sequel' 24.5MB 57 secs silent



'Canopy' 14.4MB 33 secs silent



'Corner' 7.4MB 25 secs silent

Lumières all.

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Sat, 25 Oct 2008

Self Image




'Self Image' 22.9MB 51 secs silent

A Lumière.

Thanks to Tracey Robinson for help making this.

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Thu, 16 Oct 2008

Cherry Tree in October Sun




'Cherry Tree in October Sun' 25MB 3 sec silent loop

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Mon, 13 Oct 2008

Purposeful Activity




'Purposeful Activity' 27.4MB 1:03 min

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Sun, 12 Oct 2008

A Portrait & a Landscape




'Self Portrait with Television' 26.6MB 59 secs silent



'Landscape' 21.7MB 58 secs silent

Two Lumières.

If you're sensitive to flicker, 'portrait..' is probably best avoided.

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008

3 Movies




'31 Seconds' 10.9MB 31 secs silent



'Silver Birch Loop' 3.2MB 5 sec loop silent



'Wait' 13.6MB 37 secs silent

31 Seconds & Wait are Lumières.

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Sun, 28 Sep 2008

9 Third Avenue Haiku




'9 Third Avenue Haiku' 206 MB 4:32 min

Tiny fragments of Carson Davidson's beautiful
1950 film 3rd Ave El, slightly manipulated
& with new music added.

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Sat, 27 Sep 2008

Lares




'Lares' 10.4MB 25 secs silent

Lumière.

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Fri, 26 Sep 2008

University




'University' 14.5MB 1:02 min

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008

Rivelin




'Rivelin' 29.8MB 19 secs silent

Along the Rivelin Valley, last Thursday morning.

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Wed, 24 Sep 2008

2 Loops




'Pastoral' 2.7MB 2 sec loop silent



'Flight #2' 10.7MB 11 sec loop silent

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Tue, 23 Sep 2008

Cash Concepts




'Cash Concepts' 13.6MB 36 secs silent

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Mon, 22 Sep 2008

Detail




'Detail' 36.8MB 22 secs silent

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Sun, 21 Sep 2008

The Secret Agent




'The Secret Agent' 579KB 40 secs silent

Mobile phone Lumière

The TV show is the BBC spy potboiler Spooks -
appalling & enthralling in just about equal measure.

There's an animated GIF + sound piece made
from the same batch of material, here:

http://www.somedancersandmusicians.com/ghosts

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Thu, 18 Sep 2008

34




'34' 25.8MB 30 sec silent loop

Hagg Lane Allotments this morning.

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Tue, 16 Sep 2008

Light Show #2




'Light Show #2' 15.6MB 39 secs silent

Lumière

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Fri, 05 Sep 2008

House of Cards Counting Sheep Remix




'House of Cards Counting Sheep Remix' 54.4MB 2:25 min

I made this a couple of months back when Radiohead
released some of the data & code used
in their 'House of Cards' video & invited remixes.
First off I messed around rather blindly in Processing
then did the rest in Director & Premiere.
As for sound, I took the little clip they made available,
slowed it down, looped it & added oboe, strings & some
voices from Numbers Stations.
The sheep are lifted from HOC's technical director,
Processing whiz Aaron Koblin's, piece 'The Sheep Market',
which I thoroughly recommend.

Here's the version I posted on YouTube

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Thu, 04 Sep 2008

At the Thirsk/Northallerton Singularity




'At the Thirsk/Northallerton Singularity' 15.5MB 27 secs silent

Lumière

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Wed, 03 Sep 2008

Thornaby: A Study in Relativity




'Thornaby: A Study in Relativity' 10.8MB 20 secs silent

Lumière

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Mon, 25 Aug 2008

Camera Obscura & Portrait of Sam Renseiw




'Camera Obscura' 12.5MB 45 secs silent



'Portrait of Sam Renseiw' 266KB 0.25 sec loop silent

Camera Obscura is a Lumière

Portrait of Sam Renseiw is lifted wholesale from his Vuggy Vernissage

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Mon, 18 Aug 2008

The Play of the Sunlight on Elderberry Bushes in Late Summer Breeze




'#1' 28.8MB 58 secs silent



'#2' 19.9MB 41 secs silent

Lumières

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Sun, 17 Aug 2008

On Oxford Street




'#1' 14.4MB 29 secs silent



'#2' 23.3MB 48 secs silent

Last Thursday, 14th August, about 11 a.m.

2 Lumières

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Wed, 13 Aug 2008

Old Paint




'Old Paint' 89.5MB 3:08 min

I ride an old paint, I lead an old Dan
Goin' up to Montana to throw the hoolihan
They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw
Their tails are all matted, and their backs are all raw

Ride around little doggies, ride around them slow,
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go

Old Bill Jones had two daughters and a song
One went to Denver and the other went wrong
His wife she died in a pool room fight
And still Bill sings from morning to night

Ride around little doggies, ride around them slow,
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go

When I die, take my saddle from the wall
Put it up on my pony, lead him out from his stall
Put my bones on his back, turn our faces to the West
And we'll ride the prairies that we love the best

Ride around little doggies, ride around them slow,
For the fiery and snuffy are rarin' to go


(words and music trad.)

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Tue, 12 Aug 2008

3 Lumières




'Sümeg' 12.5MB 27 secs silent



'Mall' 6.2MB 14 secs silent



'The Water Lilies at Héviz' 21.1MB 43 secs silent

3 Lumières

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Mon, 11 Aug 2008

3 Views of Lake Balaton




'#1' 20.7MB 42 secs silent



'#2' 21MB 47 secs silent



'#3' 20.5MB 59 secs silent

3 Lumières

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Sun, 10 Aug 2008

Incident




'Incident' 44.4MB 1:27 min

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Sat, 09 Aug 2008

Reading Krasznahorkai




'Reading Krasznahorkai' 15.3MB 50 secs silent

Lumière

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Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Shadows, Tree, Shadows




'Shadows' 14.7MB 41 secs silent



'Tree' 20.4MB 37 secs silent



'Shadows #1' 15MB 58 secs silent

3 Lumières

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Mon, 14 Jul 2008

14th July




'Breakfast' 13.5MB 52 secs silent



'Window' 14.6MB 31 secs silent



'Cloud' 14.4MB 29 secs silent



'En Plein Air' 24.1MB 50 secs silent



'Self Portrait with Mirrors' 15.2MB 33 secs silent



'Self Portrait with Mirrors #1' 19.1MB 42 secs silent



'Self Portrait with Mirrors #2' 17MB 50 secs silent



'Icon' 20.1MB 43 secs silent

Lumières all.

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Sun, 13 Jul 2008

I Send my Shadow Down the Uxbridge Road




'I Send my Shadow Down the Uxbridge Road' 10.8MB 6:09 min

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Mon, 07 Jul 2008

Nine Paris Haiku




'Nine Paris Haiku' 42.2MB 2:23 min

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008

Light Show




'Light Show' 4.1MB 1:00 min silent

Lumière.

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Mon, 30 Jun 2008

Portrait of my Daughter, Anna Szpakowska, on her 21st Birthday




'Portrait of my Daughter, Anna Szpakowska, on her 21st Birthday' 23.2MB 32 sec loop

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Sun, 29 Jun 2008

Two loops, two Lumières




'Smoking Man' 3.2MB 5 sec loop silent



'London Bridge #1' 5.4MB 17 secs silent



'Running Man' 6.6MB 3 sec loop silent



'From the night train' 8.5MB 22 secs silent

'London Bridge #1' & 'From the night train' are Lumières

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008

Bexhill




'Bexhill' 21.3MB 58 secs silent

A Lumière for Edward Picot.

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Mon, 23 Jun 2008

Short Story




'Short Story' 17.5MB 53 secs silent

Lumière

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Sun, 22 Jun 2008

Allée Verte




'Allée Verte' 15.6MB 53 secs silent

Lumière

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Sat, 21 Jun 2008

Two more variations on a theme by Sam Renseiw




'Place' 5.7MB 36 secs



'Melodrama of the Unknown Woman' 9.7MB 43 secs

Two more, this time with music.
That for Place was performed on hand chimes &
shaker by a group of eight 4-5 year olds in a
West London school & minimally manipulated by me.
For Melodrama of the Unknown Woman it's the final measures
of the Dimitri Tiomkin score to D.O.A.
Sam's original Lumière can be found here

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Fri, 20 Jun 2008

Composition with Candle & Water Bottle




'Composition with Candle & Water Bottle' 10.7MB 34 secs silent

Lumière

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Thu, 19 Jun 2008

Canal Saint-Martin




'Canal Saint-Martin' 14MB 51 secs silent

Lumière

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Wed, 18 Jun 2008

...and skateboarder




'...and skateboarder' 1MB 17 secs silent

Lumière - again derived from the recent piece by
Sam Renseiw
Another tip of the hat, I think, to Bas Jan Ader.

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Tue, 17 Jun 2008

Nairtsedep, Sesroh, Tsilcyc




'Nairtsedep, Sesroh, Tsilcyc' 6.38MB 18 secs silent

And it is a Lumière - all the manipulation was in the QuickTime player controls,
then it was filmed from the screen.
The source is another Lumière, from the splendid eye of Sam Renseiw
So, it's simultaneously a homage to him & also in a small way, to Cornell.

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Mon, 16 Jun 2008

Leaves & Shadows of Leaves




'Leaves & Shadows of Leaves' 11.3MB 25 secs

Lumière

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Thu, 12 Jun 2008

Dog Rose Echo




'Dog Rose Echo' 23.6MB 29 secs

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Wed, 11 Jun 2008

Three




'Pylons' 16.4MB 34 secs silent



'Honeysuckle' 16.9MB 35 secs silent



'Footpath in West London #2' 18.8MB 35 secs silent

Three Lumières

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Tue, 10 Jun 2008

Marylebone




'Marylebone #2' 22.1MB 52 secs silent



'Marylebone #3' 86.3.1MB 4:26 min

#2 is a Lumière.

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Mon, 26 May 2008

Rain




'Broxbourne' 19.3MB 48 secs



'Haiku' 15MB 11 secs

Lumières both.

Broxbourne is a tiny Angelopoulos homage.

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Sun, 25 May 2008

2 movies




'At Worrall' 49.7MB 2:20 min



'Portrait of the Artist' 6.9MB 1:27 min silent

The original footage for At Worrall was taken by my cousin
Jennifer in the early sixties
(She must have delegated sometimes because she appears briefly).
My parents, Olive and Lukasz Szpakowski, also appear as does my
English grandfather, Wilfred Willis.
The slightly hyperactive boy is me & the little girl is my sister, Jill.
Remixed would be too strong a word - I slightly rearranged it
& added the music...

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Sat, 24 May 2008

W/C 19th May




'Cat and House with Cherry Tree in Background' 27.8MB 46 secs silent



'Marylebone' 14.9MB 54 secs silent



'Spectacle' 27.2MB 44 secs silent



'Tottenham Hale' 17.6MB 38 secs silent



'Passengers Boarding a Train' 30MB 57 secs silent



'Footpath in West London' 12.6MB 40 secs silent



'Figures in a Landscape' 19MB 41 secs silent

Seven Lumières

'Footpath in West London' is a respectful nod
in the direction of Bas Jan Ader.
It's the backdrops to the fallings-over or whatever
which haunt me.

That place, that time.

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Fri, 16 May 2008

Burbage




'Higger Tor' 54.4MB 1:37 min



'Burbage Loop' 14.9MB 26 sec palindrome loop silent

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Tue, 13 May 2008

The Drowned World




'The Drowned World' 8.1MB 48 secs silent

Lumière.

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Fri, 09 May 2008

6th May 2008




'6th May 2008' 62.8MB 2:26 min



'Scrubs Lane' 25.8MB 59 secs silent

Scrubs Lane is a Lumière.

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Sun, 04 May 2008

Track




'Track' 22.5MB 54 sec palindrome loop

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Sat, 26 Apr 2008

Morning. A Cherry Tree. Two Birds in Flight.




'Morning. A Cherry Tree. Two Birds in Flight.' 7.5MB 15 secs silent

A Lumière.

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Sun, 20 Apr 2008

Another Dance Remix




'Moves and Shadows random remix' 54.5MB 2:26 min

I made a Director piece that randomly collaged fragments
of Sam's original
Rather lovely glitches arose where one QuickTime
competed for space with another.
Filmed from the computer screen & then edited somewhat.

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Sat, 19 Apr 2008

2 Remixes




'Moves and Shadows NUMBERS remix' 15.7MB 53 secs



'Moves and Shadows D.O.A remix' 23.1MB 47 secs

Two remixes of a typically fine piece by Sam Renseiw.
The sound for the first is a couple of numbers stations
& for the second it's grabbed from bits of Dimitri Tiomkin's
score to the great D.O.A.

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008

The King of Asine




'The King of Asine' 34.9MB 1:16 min

http://greece.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2524





'Tree' 21.5MB 59 secs silent

Lumière.

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Mon, 14 Apr 2008

Peloponnesian Landscape with Poppies




'Peloponnesian Landscape with Poppies' 2.9MB 2 sec loop

Filmed on a little mp4 recorder then transcribed frame by frame
in soft pastels, re-animated & manipulated somewhat.

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Ghost Bossa




'Ghost Bossa' 23.3MB 1:22 min

The video projected onto the hotel can be found here.
The music is dedicated to my friend Jack Davies
& the score can be downloaded, either as 3 pdfs
or as a Sibelius 2 file, here.

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Wed, 02 Apr 2008

Shepherd's Bush Loop




'Shepherd's Bush Loop' 45.1MB 1:45 min loop silent

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Mon, 31 Mar 2008

Emily Has Sent You A Video Message




'Emily Has Sent You A Video Message' 20.1MB 1:00 min

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Sun, 30 Mar 2008

Acton Central Loop




'Acton Central Loop' 2.2MB 3 sec loop

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Mon, 24 Mar 2008

Cherry Tree at Dusk




'Cherry Tree at Dusk' 27.1MB 49 secs

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Sun, 23 Mar 2008

Cherry Tree; Late Snow




'Cherry Tree; Late Snow' 34.6MB 1:02 min

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008

Cherry Tree in Sudden Hailstorm




'Cherry Tree in Sudden Hailstorm' 28.6MB 50 secs

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Fri, 21 Mar 2008

Three from Dublin




'Bay' 23.3MB 41 secs



'The Flood' 36.1MB 58 secs



'Towards Ranelagh' 14.1MB 22 secs silent

Lumière.

With big thanks to Nathaniel & all the folk at DATA who
made my brief stay so pleasant & memorable.

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Wed, 19 Mar 2008

Near Wakefield




'Near Wakefield' 11.1MB 30 secs silent

Lumière.

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Tue, 04 Mar 2008

Almost Silent Movie




'Almost Silent Movie' 6.7MB 50 secs almost silent

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The World




'The World' 0.9MB 56 secs silent

Mobile phone Lumière.

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Thu, 21 Feb 2008

In the Mosque Tea Garden




'In the Mosque Tea Garden #1' 4.8MB 24 secs silent



'In the Mosque Tea Garden #2' 7.4MB 39 secs silent

Two more Paris Lumières.

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Tue, 19 Feb 2008

Left Bank/Right Bank




'Left Bank' 9.3MB 48 secs silent



'Right Bank' 9.8MB 50 secs silent

Two Paris Lumières.

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Mon, 18 Feb 2008

Two Loops




'St Pancras Loop' 11MB 20 sec silent loop



'Shakespeare Garden Loop' 29.1MB 9 sec silent loop

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Sat, 09 Feb 2008

Beneath a Low Winter Sun




'Beneath a Low Winter Sun' 10.6MB 3:24 min

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Sun, 03 Feb 2008

Still Life with Apple & Pear




'Still Life' 24.5MB 24 secs silent



'Still Life' 22.4MB 24 secs

The first is a Lumière.
The second is a different take, cropped & with music.
The illumination is my pushbike headlamp.

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Sat, 02 Feb 2008

Falmouth Run




'Falmouth Run' 43.8MB 3:05 min

Tues 1st May 2007; an early morning run along Falmouth seafront
from Gyllyngvase Rd to Pendennis Point & back.

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Wed, 30 Jan 2008

Flight




'Flight' 3.4MB 18 secs

Lumière

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Tue, 29 Jan 2008

Slow & Three




'Slow' 20MB 1:58 min

& another.



'Three' 14MB 43 secs

& yet another.

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Sun, 27 Jan 2008

Silent




'Silent' 37MB 2:03 min silent

Another Brian Gibson remix.

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Thu, 24 Jan 2008

Whirling Movie




'Whirling Movie' 10MB 1:11 min

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Sun, 20 Jan 2008

Light & Shadow in Almost Empty Railway Carriages




'#1' 7.2MB 58 secs silent



'#2' 7.3MB 59 secs silent

Two Lumières.

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Sat, 19 Jan 2008

Stations of the North London Line




'Camden Road' 5.9MB 40 secs



'Gospel Oak' 4.8MB 47 secs

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Sun, 13 Jan 2008

Salford or Manchester




'Salford or Manchester' 24.9MB 45 secs silent

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Fri, 11 Jan 2008

Car Park Loop




'Car Park Loop' 9.4MB 4 sec loop silent

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Near Tring




'Near Tring' 895KB 57 secs silent

Mobile phone Lumière.

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In the Spring of 2003 I started making tiny QuickTime movies, as a kind of moving image dream diary.
This quickly became a major focus of my work & I have made at least two or three every month since.
In 2006 I arranged them in their current, semi-chronological, format (everything from April 2003 - Dec 2005 appears in the first four months of 2006).

All the movies, new & old, still live in the same folder & can be accessed from there too.
You may freely download & remix any of them, though I would appreciate a credit.
Where credits are due to others for material I have appropriated or remixed, or for performances, I will include a note with the posts here.
All music, except where otherwise stated, is by me.

I hope you like the movies, though of course I will continue to make & post them whether you do or not (but my thanks for looking!).
If you're interested enough you can read more about them here, here, here & here.
                                                                michael

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