“Girl in Dome” surveys the playtime of a young child. Toddling around a yard, the child plays as the camera remains close over her shoulder. With time, the cuts grow progressively rapid, and the film shifts to seemingly the same child from the yard’s birthday party: the child blows out the cake’s candles and the cake is distributed. The outdoor celebration seems pleasant due to the grinning participants, as the depiction flares out in yellow.
Girl in Dome
Girl in Dome
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Date:
1979
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 2m 46s
Abstract:
"Girl in Dome" surveys the playtime of a young child. Toddling around a yard, the child plays as the camera remains close over her shoulder. With time, the cuts grow progressively rapid, and the film shifts to seemingly the same child from the yard's birthday party: the child blows out the cake's candles and the cake is distributed. The outdoor celebration seems pleasant due to the grinning participants, as the depiction flares out in yellow.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Children, Domestic life, Toys
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/8120
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive