Films : Scrutiny : all
animate! synopsis
Strangers on a train, points on a journey through the ‘accepted nature of things‘. Fast talking animation scratches the surface of our familiarity as we question the answers we’ve been offered.
long synopsis
”Naked came I out of my mothers womb and naked shall I return” Job 1.21 Scrutiny questions the accepted ‘nature of things’ – birth, sex, marriage, death and DIY.
Rapid fire animation, fidgeting on the film’s surface, challenges us to make sense of it, while the contrasting live action lulls us into a false sense of familiarity. A journey is depicted, taking us through the heart of of the country and ending amidst the seemingly chaotic life of a city.
key credits
- director
- Ian Cross
- music performer
- Simon de Souza
Ian Cross
a film by Ian Cross
direction
- director
- Ian Cross
voice-over
- music performer
- Simon de Souza
support
- special thanks
Harry Rushton at Bucks Motion Picture Labs, Brian Tagg, Dick Arnall, Jimmy Hefferman, Jo wright, Steve Marshall and Karen Chung
- primary funding
Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award
© Ian Cross 1995
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technical
process summary
Mixing photographic and computer generated images (printed directly onto 35mm film), and interspersed with live action.
master copy format
- colour or black & white
- colour
video distribution format
- video format
- BetaSP
- screen aspect ratio
- 4:3
- video standard
- PAL
- sound type
- stereo
distributor
LUX
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