SOLAR SIGHT II
LAWRENCE JORDAN • 10m
Basking in time. Many of the approaches to the cut-out material are the same as in first part, however the second SOLAR SIGHT is a much different film. It is more meditative. It has a somewhat slower pace. Lawrence Jordan tried to let the cut-outs float more gracefully. Again, John Davis' music forms an integral part of the meditation. [Jordan uses the word "meditation" because that is how some of his very astute friends described it to him on the first viewing.] The approach is partly planned, partly improvised under the camera. There has been little or no editing outside the camera for many years in his animation. All effects are done in-camera.
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