Freeze Frame (1983)
Freeze Frame is an example of a filmic significator from which the transparency and invisibility has been removed. Material which has been repeatedly re-filmed (a construction site, a rubbish incinerating plant, industrial graveyards, an antenna and line-drawing like frame that continually falls over) are exposed on top of each other. The result is that an unambiguous reading of the picture, to say nothing of their positioning in a fictive room cannot even be attempted. This type of calculated picture removal is carried to the point where the film strip is stopped in the projector (and hence the title) and burns.
Director: Peter Tscherkassky
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: January 1, 1983
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Peter Tscherkassky
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Freeze Frame about?
- Freeze Frame is an example of a filmic significator from which the transparency and invisibility has been removed. Material which has been repeatedly re-filmed (a construction site, a rubbish incinerating plant, industrial graveyards, an antenna and line-drawing like frame that continually falls over) are exposed on top of each other. The result is that an unambiguous reading of the picture, to say nothing of their positioning in a fictive room cannot even be attempted. This type of calculated picture removal is carried to the point where the film strip is stopped in the projector (and hence the title) and burns.
- Who directed Freeze Frame?
- Freeze Frame was directed by Peter Tscherkassky.
- How long is Freeze Frame?
- Freeze Frame has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).