Arthur Cantrill Movies

  • 1969
    Moving Statics

    Moving Statics

    Moving Statics

    01969HD

    Will Spoor is a Dutch performer, working in the abstract side of movement and mime. He has considerable knowledge of the potential of film and his...

    Moving Statics
  • 1965
    Metal Collage

    Metal Collage

    Metal Collage

    01965HD

    In the Brisbane Creative Leisure Centre, conducted by the Cantrills, children, with a minimum of instruction, build up pictures from a large variety...

    Metal Collage
  • 1971
    Blast

    Blast

    Blast

    01971HD

    The footage for this film was shot in London during our research into the Vorticist movement. It is a montage of images from the Vorticist magazine...

    Blast
  • 1969
    Imprints

    Imprints

    Imprints

    01969HD

    Made from image fragments from Will Spoor's footage, it was our first direct foray into the relationship between cinema and visual perception. It has...

    Imprints
  • 1995
    Ramayana/Legong

    Ramayana/Legong

    Ramayana/Legong

    01995HD

    Evening performances of traditional Balinese dance-drama in Ubud, shot single frame with open shutter exposures.

    Ramayana/Legong
  • 1969
    Eikon

    Eikon

    Eikon

    61969HD

    Timeless elements in a roll of film: stillness, movement, woman, girl, road, wind, sun, leaves. A triptych of a girl who reminds us of the face and...

    Eikon
  • 1977
    Katatjuta

    Katatjuta

    Katatjuta

    01977HD

    Located 18 miles west, Katatjuta (The Olgas) is a recurring presence in the background of Uluru. Believed by Aboriginal people to have been inhabited...

    Katatjuta
  • 1969
    Rehearsal at the Arts Lab

    Rehearsal at the Arts Lab

    Rehearsal at the Arts Lab

    01969HD

    It was filmed from photographs of a rehearsal by Will Spoor of a Tardieu work at the Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane. The photos were taken before...

    Rehearsal at the Arts Lab
  • 1978
    Interior/Exterior

    Interior/Exterior

    Interior/Exterior

    01978HD

    Each screen shows exposure variations in a room with a seated figure, the sunlit bush seen through large windows, its tonality altering with the...

    Interior/Exterior
  • 1978
    Printer Light Play

    Printer Light Play

    Printer Light Play

    01978HD

    One of the main “mysteries” of working with the lab involves grading the print: adjusting or “correcting” the color balance...

    Printer Light Play
  • 1969
    Fud 69

    Fud 69

    Fud 69

    01969HD

    It was made quickly, in a student-style way, to be shown at a student drama festival. In the main sequence, we continue to explore the nature of...

    Fud 69
  • 1970
    Bouddi

    Bouddi

    Bouddi

    51970HD

    A camera calligraphy of the coastal bush -- celebrating growth, summer light, rock and plant textures.

    Bouddi
  • 1993
    The Pause Between Frames

    The Pause Between Frames

    The Pause Between Frames

    01993HD

    Single frame glimpses of life in Ubud, Bali, to Kecak Music. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

    The Pause Between Frames
  • 1978
    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    01978HD

    The 360 degree camera movements in opposing directions on each screen are filmed from the centre of the crater. A stereo track of wind, crows and...

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff
  • 1981
    The Second Journey (To Uluru)

    The Second Journey (To Uluru)

    The Second Journey (To Uluru)

    7.51981HD

    As the camera moves gently from afar into the very heart of the monolith, the magic of the holiest site of the Aborigines unfolds in shimmering...

    The Second Journey (To Uluru)
  • 1986
    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    01986HD

    War-damaged facades, the frozen lakes of the Tiergarten, the Golden Angel of Victory, The Wall. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City
  • 2001
    Capricornia

    Capricornia

    Capricornia

    02001HD

    Super8 bi-packed onto 16mm with recurring patterns and combinations of superimpositions. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

    Capricornia
  • 2000
    The Land is Not Empty

    The Land is Not Empty

    The Land is Not Empty

    02000HD

    Filmed on l6mm Kodachrome which heightens the textures and depth of this harsh landscape -- a study in browns, yellows, greys and blue sky.

    The Land is Not Empty
  • 1970
    Earth Message

    Earth Message

    Earth Message

    01970HD

    The beauty of the Australian bush is depicted in a carefully composed camera choreography of different aspects of flora and fauna. Close-up and...

    Earth Message
  • 1977
    At Uluru

    At Uluru

    At Uluru

    71977HD

    Ayers Rock is examined in the light of its ancient human and animal associations. It is seen under various light effects which create different...

    At Uluru