Arrowplane
Heinz EMIGHOLZ
- Germany
- 1974
- 24min
- 12 +
- DCP
- color
Asian Premiere
Synopsis
The multiplication of a one-directional, horizontal 180-degree-panning shot with itself, applied to three landscapes – mound, city and beach.
Review
Arrowplane, one of Heinz Emigholz's early seminal works, stands as a mathematical experiment exploring the mechanics of cinematic motion. Heavily influenced by the structural film movement of its time, this innovative piece revolves around three distinct panoramic sequences: a hill, a city, and a beach. Each panorama captures distinct landscapes: gently curved hills, vertically rising city buildings, and the horizon where sky meets shore. These sequences were meticulously shot using a fixed tripod, with the camera angle shifting by 3 degrees between each of the 60 frames, creating a 180-degree panning shot (3 degrees x 60 frames). Emigholz applies a pre-formulated mathematical equation to rearrange these 60 frames, allowing each frame to pair once with every other frame. This process actualizes potential relationships between frames that would never meet in the illusory motion of conventional cinematic mechanism. The result is a multi-layered chain of vibrating, proliferating landscapes, effectively creating an impossible time.Director
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Heinz EMIGHOLZ
Heinz Emmichholz explores the boundaries between art and film through a variety of mediums, including film and drawing. His early works are experimental from the perspective of architecture, and he was described by Variety as “architecture's most accurate observer”. His films document the origins, fate, history, and demise of architectural modernism.
Credit
- ProducerHeinz EMIGHOLZ
- Screenwriter Heinz EMIGHOLZ
- Cinematography Heinz EMIGHOLZ
- Editor Heinz EMIGHOLZ
- Sound Heinz EMIGHOLZ