Theatrical poster for "Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha)". (digital photograph of paper poster.)The set up Chel White created for his direct photocopy technique. In addition to four side lights (three of which are pictured), there is a top light positioned behind a sheet of frosted glass that allows for the silhouettes of people and objects to be visible.
All of the film's images were created solely by using the unique photographic capabilities of a photocopier to generate sequential pictures of hands, faces, and other body parts. It achieves a ghostly, dream-like aesthetic with elements of the sensual and the absurd.[3] Completed in 1991, it is widely considered the first noteworthy animated film to use this technique.[4][5]
For the film, Chel White developed a customized set up that could achieve the level of detail he was looking for in the images. After removing the platen cover, four side lights were added along with a top light that would shine through a sheet of frosted glass, allowing for his subject peoples’ silhouettes to be visible. In order to avoid potential eye damage from the bright light of the scanner, he instructed his performers not to open their eyes as they were being scanned. Instead, White painted eyes on their eyelids.[6]
Receptionedit
The Washington Post describes the film as a “musical frolic which wittily builds on ghostly, distorted images crossing the plate glass of a copier.”[7] Filmfest DC calls it, "true art in the age of mechanical reproduction; a rhythmic celebration of a photocopier’s cinematic potential." The Berlin International Film Festival describes the film as “a swinging essay about physiognomy in the age of photo-mechanical reproduction.[8] The Dallas Observer says, "(The film) takes a game we've all played with our hands, faces, and other body parts and raises it to the sublime." The Austin Chronicle writes, "(The film) pulses with a grinding sort of ghostly sexuality.”[9]Alive TV says, "Your relationship to your copy machine may never be the same.” And Entertainment Weekly says, "Chel White’s (Choreography for Copy Machine) ”Photocopy Cha Cha”, featuring rubbery, photocopied images of faces and assorted other body parts, is a reflection on the way technology alters our perceptions."
Choreography for Copy Machine (Photocopy Cha Cha) at IMDb
May 04, 2024
choreography, copy, machine, photocopy, four, minute, experimental, animation, film, independent, filmmaker, chel, white, theatrical, poster, photocopy, digital, photograph, paper, poster, chel, white, created, direct, photocopy, technique, addition, four, sid. Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha is a four minute experimental animation film by independent filmmaker Chel White 1 2 Theatrical poster for Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha digital photograph of paper poster The set up Chel White created for his direct photocopy technique In addition to four side lights three of which are pictured there is a top light positioned behind a sheet of frosted glass that allows for the silhouettes of people and objects to be visible Contents 1 Technique 2 Reception 3 Awards Film Festivals 4 References 5 External linksTechnique editAll of the film s images were created solely by using the unique photographic capabilities of a photocopier to generate sequential pictures of hands faces and other body parts It achieves a ghostly dream like aesthetic with elements of the sensual and the absurd 3 Completed in 1991 it is widely considered the first noteworthy animated film to use this technique 4 5 For the film Chel White developed a customized set up that could achieve the level of detail he was looking for in the images After removing the platen cover four side lights were added along with a top light that would shine through a sheet of frosted glass allowing for his subject peoples silhouettes to be visible In order to avoid potential eye damage from the bright light of the scanner he instructed his performers not to open their eyes as they were being scanned Instead White painted eyes on their eyelids 6 Reception editThe Washington Post describes the film as a musical frolic which wittily builds on ghostly distorted images crossing the plate glass of a copier 7 Filmfest DC calls it true art in the age of mechanical reproduction a rhythmic celebration of a photocopier s cinematic potential The Berlin International Film Festival describes the film as a swinging essay about physiognomy in the age of photo mechanical reproduction 8 The Dallas Observer says The film takes a game we ve all played with our hands faces and other body parts and raises it to the sublime The Austin Chronicle writes The film pulses with a grinding sort of ghostly sexuality 9 Alive TV says Your relationship to your copy machine may never be the same And Entertainment Weekly says Chel White s Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha featuring rubbery photocopied images of faces and assorted other body parts is a reflection on the way technology alters our perceptions Awards Film Festivals editSpecial Program 2001 Sundance Film Festival Sundance Institute Best Animated Short Film 1992 Ann Arbor Film Festival Gold Plaque 1992 Chicago International Film Festival 10 First Place 1992 USA Film Festival Official Selection 1992 Berlin International Film Festival Official Selection 1991 Rotterdam International Film Festival 11 23rd International Tournee of Animation Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha 12 1991 References edit What are all those paint men digging Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha BFI Photocopy Cha Cha Chel White 3 September 2013 How Xerox Invented the Copier and Artists Pushed It to Its Limits 21 November 2016 Cinema History What are all those paint men digging Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha Richard Harrington 1991 08 30 MOVIES The Washington Post Washington D C ISSN 0190 8286 OCLC 1330888409 Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cah Fotokopie Cha Cha Here Come the Judges Bio Chel White 6 September 2012 IFFR The 23rd International Tournee of Animation Entertainment Weekly External links editOfficial website Choreography for Copy Machine Photocopy Cha Cha at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Choreography for Copy Machine amp oldid 1180206483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
