# animate! › Films › Exposure by Peter Collis › synopses

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, photographic animation, direct animation, optical printing, weather, erosion, material decay, experimental short film, filmmaker

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**Exposure** a film by Peter Collis

2003, 5 min 35 sec

### animate! synopsis

A curious coastal research site becomes a vibrantly graphic testament to impermanence.

### one sentence synopsis

Vibrant and graphic erosion at a remote coastal research site.

### short synopsis

Exposed to the elements on an isolated stretch of beach, an assembly of material fragments fizz with marks, crackle, flake, warp and decay over time.

### long synopsis

Exposed to the elements on an isolated stretch of beach, an assembly of material fragments face seawards in a small commercial station, testing the rates of decay of an array of construction materials. The sample sized plates are bolted on Dexion ‘A’ frames, enduring the forces of weather.

The film works with these raw materials to create its own study of exposure: both physical exposure to weather and photographic exposure to light and processing chemicals.

**Exposure** film, stills and other materials © Peter Collis 2003