WON!

Won this interesting viewer/tele-cine screen.

The way it works is you project into the side of it and it displays the image on screen, a wonderful bridge between the VHS and super8mm we are using. Depending on the quality it could also double as a crude way to create homemade optical prints, meaning we can edit footage and loop an optical print of the results rather than looping a multi-spliced length of film. Chances are though, it will probably not be good enough.

I have found instructions to build an optical printer if it becomes apparent that we will need to do this however, http://www.city-net.com/~fodder/s8mm/optprint.html

This screen will feature in the installation itself as a way of containing super8mm by avoiding large projections and the need for screens to project onto. We realise the space will probably be limited so it is important to keep the piece concise and contained in this way.

Another item won is a super 8mm editor, a Prinz Oxford 800. This could be easily motorised to either rotate a loop, or as we are planning, move a reel of film forwards and backwards in a loop. Again, the screen will work to our advantage within the installation space.

Riflemaker

Riflemaker are currently in the process of installing an exhibition and had a few pieces by their artists in residence on display on the ground floor.

Of particular interest was the motorised flip book by Juan Fontanive. The piece displayed a bird in flight over a series of individually hand painted small-scale images. These were attached to a rotating motor that worked as a flick book, creating the illusion of movement.

The piece felt charming and magical, with a DIY aesthetic that invited the viewer to become aware of the simplistic working method. A small pin was used to keep the papers in place and the motor was left exposed allowing the inner workings and construction of the piece to become just as integral as the image it produced. In our installation this will be a key reference point in the build and design of a suitable praxinoscope.