Sprockets
Identifier
F.2011-01-0050
Abstract
As its title indicates, JoAnn Elam’s Sprockets shows the sprocket holes of a film strip moving vertically and then horizontally across the screen. In light of Elam’s experimental work and especially in our digital age, this footage reads as a reflection on the physicality of the filmic medium, whose visual, hypnotic power here comes from the film object itself.
Run Time
5 min 14 sec
Format
8mm
Extent
67 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positives
Genre
Form
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Elam, JoAnn (is filmmaker)
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