Films : As the Crow Flies : synopses
animate! synopsis
An image of a bird migrates across the drawings of one thousand members of the public. In a process akin to Chinese Whispers the initial picture transforms and develops, producing an unpredictable narrative flight.
one sentence synopsis
A bird migrates across drawings from 500 members of the public.
short synopsis
A bird migrates across drawings from 500 members of the public. In a visual version of Chinese Whispers the image transforms producing an unpredictable narrative flight.
long synopsis
An image of a bird migrates across drawings from 500 members of the public. In a visual version of Chinese Whispers, the participants briefly observed and then redrew a simple line drawing from memory before passing it on to the next participant. The image transforms producing an unpredictable narrative flight.
The film tracks the drawing as it moves from hand-to-hand and town-to-town on a journey from Brighton to Aberdeen via London, Oxford, Birmingham, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and Edinburgh.
