Similarly to a portion of “E1 A&W F Print,” “El” focuses on the Chicagoan locomotion via CTA trains. A static camera idly sits passenger, recording the swiping cityscape. Scampering atop rooftops, visual markers identify (for at least a portion of the footage), in particular, the Blue Line’s peripherals. A short portion of footage depicts the train diving below ground distinguishable through lights whizzing by with science fiction-like effect.
El
El
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
1977
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 7m 0s
Abstract:
Similarly to a portion of "E1 A&W F Print," "El" focuses on the Chicagoan locomotion via CTA trains. A static camera idly sits passenger, recording the swiping cityscape. Scampering atop rooftops, visual markers identify (for at least a portion of the footage), in particular, the Blue Line's peripherals. A short portion of footage depicts the train diving below ground distinguishable through lights whizzing by with science fiction-like effect.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
(Ill.), Chicago, Cityscapes, Railroads, Transportation
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7793
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive