He jumped and kicked and spun and twirled
David Donohoe
Synopsis
'Although entirely absent from the film, the influence of sound in David Donohoe's He jumped and kicked and spun and twirled is keenly felt as a split screen shows a young boy performing gymnastic exercises for a camera carefully positioned in various positions around his home - at the bottom of a flight of stairs, in a bedroom, a conservatory and a garden. Donohoe’s film artfully captures the peculiar world of a child at play, where actions are repeated over and over again, but with purpose and expansion.'
(Written by Alice Butler, sourced from http://experimentalfilmclub.blogspot.ie/2014/08/projection-43.html on September 11th 2016)
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Details
Title
He jumped and kicked and spun and twirled
Year
2002
Form
Short
Key phrases
loop, childhood and youth, repetition (in motion pictures)
Language
None
Duration
00:03:00
Original formats
Digital: Apple ProRes 4444, Quicktime
Aspect ratio
4:3
Colour
Black & White
Sound
No