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SELECTED FILM PROJECTS CELESTIAL | 2007
Taking the form of an experimental portrait 'Celestial' explores the poetry of the sky, a space of fascination and contemplation. The film mixes interviews with weather experts, scientists and cloud lovers; time-lapse footage, split-screen and visual text; cloud formations and weather monitoring stations; aerial views and people cloud-spotting, which are interwoven within a shifting soundscape to create a dense tapestry that looks at the vast canvas of the sky. "There's a special gift in Esther's work which speaks of a rare ability to be brief and indelible – qualities often too far apart." – Jack Borden, founder of For Spacious Skies Celestial was commissioned by The Bigger Picture as a public realm work for the BBC Big Screen Network throughout the UK. The commission was managed by Cornerhouse, Manchester and co-produced by Lumen, Leeds. – Listing IMDb Commissioned by Cornerhouse for The Bigger Picture and co-produced by Lumen. Funded by Arts Council England  Next film > |
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CREDITS & TECHNICAL INFORMATION Film Credits – A Film by Esther Johnson – Original Music Deliberate – Cinematography Esther Johnson – Editing Sue Giovanni & Esther Johnson – Sound Design Ron Wright – Sound recording Christopher Wilson & Esther Johnson Featuring the voices of – Professor Grant Bigg; Jack Borden; Dr Edward Hanna; Richard Hollis; Darcy Ladd; Gavin Pretor-Pinney; Gini Wells Technical – Year 2007 – Duration 00:15:30 – Language English – Country of Production UK – Production Format DVCPro50 – Viewing Copy DVD Pal – Screening/Exhibition Format DigiBeta Pal/DVD – Versions 1 screen and audio – Aspect Ratio 16:9 – Picture Colour – Sound Stereo – Distribution vTape! Toronto, Canada & Blanche Pictures |
EXHIBITION, SCREENINGS & BROADCASTS
– The Angel Moving Image Festival London 02-04/10/09 – Rooftop Film Festival New York 11/09/09 – Superestate: EXHIBIT Gallery, London 06/07 – Street Fest 09 Transit, London 24/05/09 – Athens Video Art Festival Greece 15-17/05/09 – CPR: Candid Arts Trust London 17/03/09 – Lagari Neukolln, Germany 12/03/09 – transmediale.09 Berlin 28/01/09-01/02/09 – 20qm Berlin 01/09 – Berwick-Upon-Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival UK 29/11/08 – Reykjavik International Film Festival Iceland 01-05/10/08 – 13th Portobello Film Festival London 14/09/08 – EXPO:Brighton Sonic Arts Network 04-06/07/08 – Portobello Film Festival launch event Louise T Blouin Institute, London 10/07/08 – Margate Rocks 08 02-11/05/08 – Yuri's Night Bay Area 08 NASA Ames Research Center California, USA 12/04/08 – UK Space Conference Charterhouse, Surrey, UK 27/03/08 – The Bigger Picture: Site Gallery Sheffield 18-23/03/08 – Glasgow Film Festival Shorts Weekend, CCA, Glasgow 14-24/02/08 – 10th International Short and independent Film Festival Dhaka Bangladesh Finalist International Competition 14-22/02/08 – London Film Makers Convention Portobello Film Festival, London 07-20/12/07 – The Bigger Picture: 21st Leeds International Film Festival Leeds 17-24/11/07 – The Bigger Picture: Aurora Norwich 10/11/07 – The Bigger Picture: Urban Screens Conference Manchester 12-13/10/07 & 15/10/07 – 02/11/07 |
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