Abstract Photo Moto Series – 200
The fine art filmmaking that I was involved with in the early 1980’s was done using 8mm, Super8, and 16mm film. Many of the films that I saw were made with 8mm or Super8 film stock. They were often referred to as small gauge films. Many were silent. They utilized light and shadow, the rhythm of the splices, camera movement, focus variations, and tricks from experimental photography to create a short visual experience in motion. I have been using the methods of the analog films with modern digital equipment. I called the films Abstract Photography in Motion at first. They became the Abstract Photo Moto Series. These silent films are meant to be a purely visual experience. They do have some structure and rhythm even without sound. This project pays homage to the small gauge films of the past. It’s analog methods in Hi-Def!
Here is my latest upload: Abstract Photo Moto Series 200 has some interesting variations of one composition. There are some very colorful segments. Please enjoy this film and let me know what you think.
©2019 – Howard Faxon
lighting is critical, but I don’t have to tell you that…
This is cool and impressive as always!
Amazing color changes. I am always amazed at your artwork.
Thank you Carol. I have a dream of exhibiting one of these from the future phase two in a gallery or someplace – in hi-def on a flatscreen looping. My Tube channel says otherwise. I’m not getting a lot of views. And Vimeo was kind of snobby about them – Vimeo has better quality embedding but doesn’t always work well for a global audience.
The new ones coming are less sedate and change compositions.
Way cool. The aluminum catches some great light, and so did you!
Thanks!
I’m glad if people enjoy them. Lighting was a thing I did lots of. I enjoy making these but have seen them so much now … by the time I edit one minute of these I’ve seen the footage so many times I’m not sure what I’m seeing sometimes.
I like the light changes as well. Really cool shapes.
Thanks so much.
I really like these but I’m immersed in them and have no idea what other might people see. This one is longer than most.
The subtle changes in light are really cool.
The shape looks like wrapping paper on the floor or aluminum foil. Really cool image Howard.
All that lighting I did for theatre and museums gave me some tricks. This one has some of my better “flicker” experiments. I wanted to make the illusion of projection, … at some point I just liked them cleaner without it. Hi-Def corruption.
I’m a big Terry Gilliam fan … haven’t written about that here but on Niume I did.
I remember your stuff on Niume!
I am a huge fan of everything Monty Python.