Sunday, August 12, 2007

some flares, flickers and circles of confusion from the killing of a chinese bookie (long version)






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(flicker, this whole sequence looks like tony conrad shot it)




























(looks like cassavetes)



















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john cassavetes: the killing of a chinese bookie, 1976 (long version)
cinematography: john cassavetes, al ruban, mitch breit, frederick elmes

these are abstractions from the killing of a chinese bookie, purely from the lens/camera.
i found from doing this entry; to understand a film's visual composition, it helps to watch it silent.
i recommend right-clicking the images to get them big (so the page doesn't have to reload each time). many of the details are to difficult to see small.

(this entry is dedicated to jeremy blake)