A loose triptych, “Hockey” begins with a nighttime hockey game before turning its attention to an orange cat outside a house, walking up to the door and waiting to be let in. Finally, the camera explores an urban neighborhood during a rainy day, with special focus on a basketball bouncing into a puddle, a Wells Cargo trailer, and a manhole cover. In filming these subjects, JoAnn Elam experiments with angles and in-camera editing, particularly twisting around shots of the cat and the Wells Cargo logo. The date of production remains unknown.
Hockey
Hockey
Video:
Collection:
Elam Subseries I: Films
Original Format:
8mm
Color:
Color
Sound:
Silent
Duration:
0h 4m 41s
Abstract:
A loose triptych, "Hockey" begins with a nighttime hockey game before turning its attention to an orange cat outside a house, walking up to the door and waiting to be let in. Finally, the camera explores an urban neighborhood during a rainy day, with special focus on a basketball bouncing into a puddle, a Wells Cargo trailer, and a manhole cover. In filming these subjects, JoAnn Elam experiments with angles and in-camera editing, particularly twisting around shots of the cat and the Wells Cargo logo. The date of production remains unknown.
Genre:
Short
Subject(s):
Animals, City and town life, Sports
Source:
http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/8118
Repository:
Chicago Film Archive