PROJECTOR FILMS: Consecration

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BRIEF SUMMARY:

Using a revolutionary new micro-camera with macro facility we see ways in which the abuse of the body can be seen as either a part of everyday life or as a shocking violation. These images are bound together by a narrative detailing a woman's visit to the doctor to receive an injection.

RATIONALE:

This production is designed to make the audience re-evaluate their initial reactions to forms of body violation - both earrings and an injection involve metal puncturing the skin. Both the images, collected with the micro camera, and the narrative, with it's distorted look at self abuse, force us to look at everyday life from an unique vantage point.

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SYNOPSIS:

The project, in both production and presentation, is split into two areas. The overlying narrative is in the form of a light-hearted, voice-over monologue and on the surface seems everyday or in the style of a vox-pop. When combined with the visuals, not only are cross references apparent, but also the many uses of violent words in standard conversation. lens in eye

The narrative concerns a middle-aged woman getting herself ready to go out and her appointment for an injection at the local clinic. Visually, all the images are collected by a miniature camera with an ultra wide angle macro lens. The piece will be a montage of extreme close up images of socially acceptable forms of bodily abuse. By seeing scenes such as a contact lens being put in, or eyebrows being plucked, in such detail it is hoped that the audience will react in a similar way that most people would react to seeing an injection.

CONSECRATION was funded by Meridian Broadcasting and Southern Arts through the 'Taped Up' scheme.

It was broadcast on Meridian Television (ITV in the Southern area) during December 1999. Since then it has been nominated for the David Altshul award, a prize given to the best short films made in the Southern Arts region. It was also shown at the British Short Film Festival and KinoShorts. You can download a quicktime file of it here. Or you can read the full script.

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Juliet Forester Jeff Bellamy Darren Lock

Juliet Forester - Jeff Bellamy - Darren Lock

CONSECRATION
A film made by Tim Clague
With camera and lighting by Dan Blanchard
Co-written by Glenn Sadler
And sound recorded by David Cheng

With assistance from
Steve Hargrave & Kim Rogers & David Nielson
and
Joe Tunmer

Recorded on DVCPro and post-produced on Media 100.

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TECHNICAL METHOD

Using the miniature camera creates a very free method of shooting. The camera is no longer fixed to anything and can be placed virtually anywhere instantly. Of course this, coupled with the fact that no sync sound was recorded, meant that we had to avoid shooting everything from every angle because it looked good and concentrate on getting the shots that the story and the edit would require. The only surprise was the camera's intolerance to light - the opposite of most cameras - so daylight shots had to be kept to a minimum.

The camera is called the VX0095 and was chosen out of all the other miniature cameras because of it's low cost, the interchangeable lenses and it's smaller than average size.
The camera was too small for the majority of shots and I built both a break-out box for the power and video leads and constructed a protective case / holder out of a plastic 35mm stills photography film canister.

The camera is constructed by Marshall Electronics and details are on their website with a cut down copy below. They now also have a UK distributor:

K-Tech UK
01268 767304
steve@ktech98.freeserve.co.uk

Extract from Marshall Website

The V-X0095 is a highly integrated CMOS color video camera chip. It outputs NTSC (PAL) composite video which can directly interface with VCR/TV monitor or other 75 ohm terminated device. The V-X0095 uses 7-12V DC supply and consume extremely low power (25mA at 9V). This single board camera is so small that it can fit inside a 0.84"?0.84" lens holder.

Other features include: on-chip auto exposure for automatic light compensation, switchable gamma correction, gain control, aperture correction, and auto white balance.

SPECIFICATIONS
Imager	CMOS Sensor
Format	1/3"
Array Size	NTSC - 510 ? 492 PAL - 628 ? 582
Resolution	310 TV Lines
Scanning	2:1 Interlace
Video Output	2 Vp-p, 75 ohm
Auto Shutter	1/60 to 1/15,000 sec.
Image Area (mm)	NTSC - 4.95 ? 3.54 PAL - 5.96 ? 4.23
Gamma Correction	0.45 - on/off
S/N Ratio	>38dB
Minimum Illumination	15 lux (f1.4)
Supply Voltage	5VDC
Power Requirements	150mW
Operating Temperature	-10°C to 55°C
Humidity Limits	0 - 95% Humidity
Sensor Package	48 Pin LCC





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