Surveillance Camera Cinema Video Essay

201217 min 7 secFilm: Documentary

Script: Christopher Heron

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Surveillance Camera Cinema is a term created and explored in this video essay. It describes films that are constructed entirely from actual surveillance camera footage. Three examples are undertaken: Michael Klier’s Der Riese (1984), Joon-ho Bong’s Influenza (2004) and Manu Luksch’s Faceless (2007).

Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > Experimentation
  • Media Education > Film and Video Production
  • Arts Education > Visual Arts

Credits


writer
Christopher Heron
editor
Christopher Heron
narrator
Amy Cunningham