PHX [X is for Xylonite]

Synopsis

Orbiting 3D images of plastics are collaged with hand-processed 16mm film, including scenes from the demolition of the Parkesine factory in Hackney Wick, London, where the first semi-synthetic plastic was invented. Both flickering, contingent materials allude to the history of cellulose nitrate in the development of photography and film.


http://www.abyme.org.uk/wiki/doku.php/chapters:phx_x_is_for_xylonite

Details

Year

2019

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

12 min 44 sec

Director

Frances Scott

Sound

Chu-Li Shewring

Principal Cast

Voice: Dr. Miriam Wright

16mm and Edit

Frances Scott

Photogrammetry and 3D Animation

Phil Coy

Composition and Sound Design

Chu-Li Shewring

Film Processing

Bea Haut, Film in Process

Genre

• Experimental
• Science / Environment
• Animation
• Woman Director

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 16th December 2019