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WEAKEND
''WEAKEND'' (usually represented in all caps, but sometimes referred to as ''Weakend'') is a 2003 Canadian short film, short experimental film created by video artist Daniel Cockburn, made through a remix of audio and video from ''The 6th Day'', a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood feature film about cloning starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Commissioned by ''famefame'' for the third Biennale, biennial Tranz Tech Media Art Festival, the work was awarded the Jury prize. Synopsis Video and audio of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Adam Gibson from ''The 6th Day'' is loosened up and reworked by a video artist, videomaker, subjecting him to "a cruel series of digital replications". It opens with "dreamed double encounters," followed by "the looped abyss of eyes within eyes, a mosaic of multiplying greetings" ("I'm Adam Gibson"), a looped descent, a montage (film), montage of Schwarzenegger's reaction shots (slowed), and a pulsing screen atop a screen in which "even the frames are replic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Cockburn
Daniel Ernest Cockburn is a Canadian performance artist, film director and video artist. Cockburn won the Jay Scott Prize in 2010 and the European Media Art Festival's principal award in 2011 for his debut feature film '' You Are Here.'' Education and career in video and filmmaking Early short films and videos (1999-2007) Born in Belleville, Ontario, Cockburn grew up in Tweed. He graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film studies in 1999, but felt "dissatisfied with his own final project", a 17-minute film that took him six months to finish; he decided to "abandon all that stuff", meaning big film productions heavy on stage design and light design, with sound engineers and a production manager, "in order to make much simpler films based on his own writing." He discovered the experimental film community in Toronto "and beyond," spending a decade making short films and video projects,"In the spotlight: Daniel Cockburn showcases 'You Are Here' at Toronto f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
