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Lee Christofis (Melbourne based writer/reviewer/critic), in a recent review used the word threnodies. I looked it up, I liked the definition, I thought about a two second flick film that might be able to ‘be’ this word…threnody – a poem or song of mourning or lamentation. A two second slip into the memory of (a) grief? Duration undisclosed. Textures variable. Vaguely I remember a phrase from a Deborah Hay book (?)…’in the quick of suffering’. Seems to apply here.

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I’ve had a quick peek at the films. I wasn’t sure what to expect really. I imagine 2 seconds is a bit of a challenge! My initial reaction was they looked like time lapse work or some kind of crazy ramping or time remapping had taken place (I love all that tomfoolery) but I did get a sense of narrative. Which is quite a feat in 2 seconds. Haven’t watched all of them – liked the use of text in ‘four acts’. It seems to last longer than 2 seconds which is strange as it is 2 seconds.

Tim Halliday, Northampton.

Sitting in Sydney airport.

Waiting.

My taxi driver on the way here started talking (out of the blue) about time. In his thick Indian accent he wondered outloud about why he didn’t have enough of it … “finishing work at 5pm ready to start again at 3am” … “it’s not good for my health”. I commented how much I enjoyed airports – they always make me feel like I have a lot of time – something to do with the state of relaxation they provoke in me.

It also made me think about our 2 second flips (micro50s) and how they – with my tongue firmly in cheek – might be considered to be cultural antidotes for a fast world.

“Time to catch some art”

“Films for a busy world”

“Never too long”

“Make time for art”

Or maybe it is not that they are antidotes but rather are a direct expression of a perceived (cultural) compression in time.
Not quite sure where this post is heading. But there is something for me about how I experience time when I am watching them – it is compressed and expanded at the same time. As if there is much more in those 2 seconds than there ought to be – or more than that time deserves.

this is just for Simon.  who by now is on a plane going to Sydney.

another 2 secs.

trying to strengthen the sense of narrative over such a small timeframe.

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another motion50 / flip

finally got some footage of simon to be able to add him to the growing archive of 2 second films.  in cutting the film i was keen to see what effect adding audio could have – based on the effectiveness of the audio in the last one i made.  so i went for something a little funny – funny ha ha not funny odd.

on watching this i then thought about inserting blank frames again.  this time i added them into every second frame.  it creates a flicker that gives the impression of a celluloid flicker – ar at least hints at it.  so the effect seems to make the still frames even more like a dance, more continuous even in their abruption. for me it also shifts the way the audio works – it’s much less funny.  or maybe that’s because it was a one time gag – the subsequent viewings perhaps don’t sustain the joke.
have a look and see what you think. the first is the original and the second is the flicker version.

also, to view all the mirco50s to date you can use the category listing on the right -> or click here

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another. sound. narrative. white and black frames.

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yet more influence. inserted “long” visual silences within the material.

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so, just because i can’t help but be influenced by these two… here’s my next 2 sec flips that also moves away from the single frame or 2 frame rule. the thing i started playing with here though is the use of blank frames. will try to get back to my own more rigid experiments as soon as i can.

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Trialling my first 2 sec flip. With audio and (embedded) text. And like Paea, I did not limit myself to 2 frame grabs, but unlike Paea, I kept it to 2 seconds total.

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