Footage of dirt bikes on a course, Frisbee-throwing in a park, dogs, cars, bicycles, and baseball are intercut in this fast-paced film, which frequently draws parallels across the disparate players in the montage of movement. “Focus On” was originally stored with prints of a number of JoAnn Elam’s exhibited works, suggesting a significance to her filmography.
Focus On
Focus On
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
circa 1969
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
color and B&W
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 2m 47s
Abstract:
Footage of dirt bikes on a course, Frisbee-throwing in a park, dogs, cars, bicycles, and baseball are intercut in this fast-paced film, which frequently draws parallels across the disparate players in the montage of movement. "Focus On" was originally stored with prints of a number of JoAnn Elam's exhibited works, suggesting a significance to her filmography.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Cycling, Dogs, Recreation
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7852
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive