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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, photographic animation, family, memory, time, experimental short film, filmmaker, artist

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**Film** a film by Katy Shepherd

[Katy Shepherd](https://katyshepherd.co.uk)

2001, 3 min 25 sec

![Film, still: rushes b](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film02.jpg)

rushes b

### animate! synopsis

Time and motion studies that, by definition, are getting beneath the surface. Raiding the image bank for the heart of the matter in a four by four family enlivening of the snap. From model couple to model village via our front room. Hold it and…

### one sentence synopsis

The animated work **Film** is created from four family snapshots

### key credits

**director**
Katy Shepherd

### Katy Shepherd

#### artist statement

In **Film** the animation has a foot in both the camps of photography and film. The fim appears to be shot by a hand held cine camera or camcorder zooming in and out, gaining and losing focus.

It starts by examining a still photo. As you look different parts of the photo begin to come to life. Sometimes it all moves together as if to mimic a movie.

It seems to me that when you look at a family snapshot you bring alot of your own needs and memories to the reading of that photo and that over the years, as your life moves on and family members are lost, these change.

The result is a sort of chinese whispers effect. The image involves you.

### a film by Katy Shepherd

### direction

**director**
Katy Shepherd

© Katy Shepherd 2001

[![Film, still: rushes a](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film01.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/film01.jpg)

rushes a

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[![Film, still: rushes b](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film02.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/film02.jpg)

rushes b

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[![Film, still: dad + me](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film03.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/film03.jpg)

dad + me

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[![Film, still: me + dad](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film04.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/film04.jpg)

me + dad

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[![Film, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/film05.jpg)](https://animate.org.uk/stillsfull/film05.jpg)

smalltown

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### master copy format

**colour or black & white**
colour

### video distribution format

**video format**
BetaSP

**screen aspect ratio**
4:3

**video standard**
PAL

**sound type**
stereo

### distributor

LUX
[info@lux.org.uk](mailto:info@lux.org.uk)
+44 (0)20 7503 3980
[www.lux.org.uk](http://www.lux.org.uk/)

**Film** film, stills and other materials © Katy Shepherd 2001