»Paris VideoPlan«
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Michael Naimark >
»Paris VideoPlan«, 1986 - 1988
Co-Workers & Funding:
Associate Producer: Martine VigourouxConsulting Collaborator: Bob Mohl
Performer: Blanca del Barrio
Produced by the RATP (Paris Metro).
http://www.naimark.net/projects/paris.html
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Paris VideoPlan was commissioned by the RATP (Paris Metro) to map the Madeleine district of Paris from the point-of-view of walking down the sidewalk. It was filmed with a stop-frame 35mm camera mounted on an electric cart, filming one frame every 2 meters. An encoder was attached to one of the cart's axles. Rather than filming all the turn possibilities at each intersection, a mime was employed to stand in each intersection and simply point in the possible turn directions. The idea was to substitute the perceptual continuity of actual match-cuts with cinematic continuity. The playback system was built in a kiosk and exhibited in the Madeleine Metro Station
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