Anemometer
( Anemometer )
Chris Welsby
1974 - Grande-Bretagne - Couleur - 10'
Photography : Chris Welsby
Editing : Chris Welsby
Production : Chris Welsby, Arts Council of Great Britain
Distribution : Lux (gil@lux.org.uk, +44 (0)20 75 03 39 80)
Chris Welsby
1974 - Grande-Bretagne - Couleur - 10'
The location for this film is a small London park. The camera angle remained unchanged throughout but the filming speed changed according to the wind speed. The camera motor was driven by an anemometer, a device used to measure wind speed, the harder the wind blew, the faster the camera motor ran, and vice versa. As a result of this process, cars, buses and pedestrians are seen in "gusts," the mechanistic rhythm of the traffic lights no longer dominates the flow of people and traffic. The motion of the wind breathes new life into the stale tedium of the London rush hour.
Photography : Chris Welsby
Editing : Chris Welsby
Production : Chris Welsby, Arts Council of Great Britain
Distribution : Lux (gil@lux.org.uk, +44 (0)20 75 03 39 80)