William Raban Movies

This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea. It has a narration from John Hurt that takes the...

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William Raban's Sundial (1992), shot in the same location as his film Island Race, combines strongly formal procedures with an equally emphatic...

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The paradox of the present as a time that cannot be reflected upon until it has already become past, seems consistent with the idea of thinking about...

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72-82 tells the story of the first ten years of Acme Studios and their ground breaking work providing artists' housing and studios in London. It also...

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Shot from the 21st floor of the iconic Balfron Tower, the film takes in the city of London below. Filmed mostly in time-lapse with the camera...

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"The film alternates from recording in time-lapse (one frame every ten seconds) to running through the camera at 24 f.p.s. (regular speed). The film...

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Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

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Documentary about the surroundings of a skyscraper in London.

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"ISLAND RACE contrasts everyday events with actions of right wing extremists, counter anti-racist demonstrations, the funeral of a gangland leader,...

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"ISLAND RACE contrasts everyday events with actions of right wing extremists, counter anti-racist demonstrations, the funeral of a gangland leader,...

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Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

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Documentary about architectural structures in the UK.

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Directed by William Raban.

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Directed by William Raban.

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A camera recorded one frame every minute (day and night) for two separate three-week periods in autumn and spring. The film is shown on two adjacent...

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Whilst working on previous time-lapse films, I found that colour film tended to record the actual colour of the light source rather than local colour...

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Raban layers recordings of successive film performances in which he stands before a projection, states the date and time, and says "A camera is...

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Originally, this was a four-minute time-lapse film that was shot continuously over a twenty-four-hour period. The camera was positioned on a busy...

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Shot in a remote part of Dartmoor, Breath is structured around a precise score. Three people are each given a camera loaded with 100ft of Kodachrome...

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"This experiment determines what happens when a negative is superimposed upon its own positive image. The center of the picture forms the optical...

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“This film is the starting point of a continuous investigation into ways of presenting cubist space in terms of the flat surface of the film...

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Three screen piece. "I was looking for a pure image, an image which was intrinsic to the medium of film. This film is not an abstract film; the...

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"For this short film event, the film is removed from the film feed reel, and is unwound, to span the space between the projector and screen. The...

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A witty take on the contingencies of the conditions in which to best read Marx. Filmed over 6 days, the time-lapse technique compresses a classic...

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“The film image is a row of boarded-up town houses pending demolition. Two cameras film in alternation this derelict facade from two changing...

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A documentary/art film inspired by the Charles Dickens essay "Night Walks."

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“The film is in three parts, each one exploring the fragmentary experience of perception by resorting to various forms of temporal and spatial...

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This film documents the transformation of a derelict fire station into studio and living spaces for artists. The opening of the restored building is...

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A rapid time-lapse journey from the London Houses of Parliament to the English Channel near the port of Dover is offset by David Cunningham’s...

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A land and sea-scape film drawn from rich sources of imagery: the constantly changing mood of the sea to the distinctly different shorelines of Kent...

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Footsteps is in the manner of a game re-enacted, the game in making was between the camera and actor,the actor and cameraman, and one hundred feet of...

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Cast: Marilyn Halford

Footsteps is in the manner of a game re-enacted, the game in making was between the camera and actor,the actor and cameraman, and one hundred feet of...

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Made two months in advance of the referendum to decide whether the UK should remain within or leave the European Union, speculates on the outcome of...

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With the threat of nuclear conflict between North Korea and America comes the realization that the blast effects of a nuclear strike would be...

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Following the eruption of the Lakakigar volcano, Iceland in 1783, a sulphurous haze shrouded vaste swathes of the northern hemisphere, causing...

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