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Discovery terms: 1990s animation, direct animation, painted-on-film animation, optical printing, memory, perception, colour, abstract animation, visual music, filmmaker, artist

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**SKZCP** a film by Riccardo Iacono

[Riccardo Iacono](http://riccardoiacono.co.uk)

1997, 3 min 10 sec

[Film / embedded media](https://player.vimeo.com/video/71503516)

![SKZCP, still](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/skzcp07.jpg)

### animate! synopsis

The big issues addressed in an abstract animation ripe with optically manipulated hand-painted film. Employing the associative logic of dream it creates a dazzling reverie of colour and pattern.

### short synopsis

An exploration of visual music and the relationships of the city and the cave; reflecting the actions of memory and thought through the rhythmic interplay of colours, textures and shapes painted directly onto film and manipulated photographically using an optical printer.

Free flowing, organic and visceral. Intricately edited and syncopated by the movement of reflected and refracted light on the film surface. Inspired by the writings of Gaston Bachelard, Georges Bataille and William Burroughs… Organic, urban, abstract Pop/Op-Art.

### key credits

**director**
Riccardo Iacono

**music**
Fly Face

### Riccardo Iacono

#### artist’s website

[Riccardo Iacono](http://riccardoiacono.co.uk/)

### a film by Riccardo Iacono

### direction

**director**
Riccardo Iacono

### sound personnel

**music**
Fly Face

### support

**thanks**
Technicolor; Digital Facilities, Edinburgh; London Filmmakers’ Co-op

**special thanks**
James Hamilton, David McBride, Nicola Bowery, Max Davis, Sharon Quigley, Phyliss Ironside, Andrew McGregor, Marjut Rimminen, Timo Arnall, Peter Tupy, Stuart Hilton and Dick Arnall

**additional financial support**
Scottish Film Council

**primary funding**
Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award

© Riccardo Iacono 1997

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### technical

#### process summary

An Abstract animation by optically manipulating hand-painted film.

### 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

### film distribution format

**film format**
16mm

**screen aspect ratio**
1:1.33

**sound type**
mono

### 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/)

**SKZCP** film, stills and other materials © Riccardo Iacono 1997