Karaoke

Karaoke

1998
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Overview

Donigan Cumming calls Karaoke a "moving still". In fact, the motion in the three-minute shot that this film consists of almost comes to a halt. In close-ups, Cumming shows the face of an old man lying stiffly on a bed, his eyes closed. He swallows with great effort. The camera then moves slowly along his body to his feet, then back to his face. The man swallows again, and it is only then that the viewer notices that this second segment of the shot is the same as the first, only now running backwards. The shot has come full circle, and the back and forth motions override each other. Thus the continuously advancing filmic image reveals itself to be an optical illusion. Cumming also calls filmic representation into question in the relationship between image and sound. When the camera zooms into the open mouth, a song can be heard from off-camera as if the old man were singing karaoke, yet his lips do not move.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date December 27, 1998
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Nelson Coombs
Nelson Coombs

Nelson

Key Crew

Donigan Cumming
Director
Donigan Cumming
Producer

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