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Broken Camera Reels 1 & 2

2000 · 5 min

The film consists of two rolls of film I shot in 1998 or 1999 while living in a Bushwick loft. I was interested in the perfect simplicity of a movie camera and what happens when a single part is disabled. So I found simple old cameras and deliberately broke one part, to see what happened. In the first reel, I removed the claw. In the second, I removed the shutter. As I recall, I also have a scheme of swinging the camera back and forth and up and down and various f-stop settings. Very Ernie Gehr. Playing, drinking beer & shooting film. No editing to speak of.

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Year 2000
Director Brian L. Frye
Runtime 5 min.

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Broken Camera Reels 1 & 2 is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A 2000 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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