Prelude – Movie Figures on a Scenic Screen

A preconditioned movie screen and its contents by using two 35 mm projectors running independently and threaded with film loops patterned with one frame “translucent” base to five frames of emulsion and gels. The projection speed of each machine will be adjusted away from the convention of 24 fps. And phasing encouraged.

Ventriloquent Agitators

Four projector performance with each projector modified using variable transformers introduced in the lamp circuits and fitted with identical metal plates flipped or rotated 90 degrees and inserted in the film shoe assembly. All four machines are threaded with loops of patterned emulsion consisting of one frame translucent base to five frames of emulsion. Sound originates from the “windows” in the emulsion pattern that open onto the transducer of the optical sound system and is processed guitar effects pedals – metal distortion, two delays and graphic equalizer. – BM