Thursday, July 28, 2016

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Blog 7
Study of Robert Cahen

Robert Cahen is a French artist who creates film, photographic film, video and video installation. Cahen's work is characterized by a sophisticated application of electronic techniques that manipulate sound and image, space and temporality, resulting in subtle transmutations of the illusory and the real.

Hong Kong Song by Robery Cahen
Art video / 1989 / Color / 20’30” / No dialogue
(Can only access to preview for 45 seconds)
This video filmed busy streets:

1/ Footbridge in Central

·      The camera moved backward
·      Many people on the footbridge
·      The footage is blurry
·      Superimposed a few footages in the same size to make the scene busy

2/ Main road in Central

·      The camera moved forward, but the main focus is the tram moving in opposite way: create contrast
·      Speed of footage is quick
·      Many vehicles on street
·      The footage is blurry, same as the above
·      Superimposed a few footages in the same size to make the scene busy

3/ Main road in Central & bridge in Causeway Bay



·      The screen is divided into upper part and lower part. The upper part is the bridge in Causeway Bay while the lower part is the main road in Central (from the previous footage)
·      Upper part: the footage moves from right to left
Lower part: the footage moves forward
·      These 2 footages merge perfectly in term of the literal meaning



4/ Transition

·      There is fading out as transition
·      Make a comparison of the busy streets in different location

The background sound is from the footages, no extra music is added.



Artmatic by Robery Cahen
Art video / 1981/ Color / 4’15” / No dialogue




·      ·      Every movement / pause of the images are followed by the beat of the background music
·      ·      It is a Rhythm editing and also a technological feat back then


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