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DOCUMENTING 'EDITH WALKS'
2016 8 mins During the final day of filming for Edith Walks (directed by Andrew Kotting), I documented the production of the scene. The Satellite Crane (Downside Up Rig) and the Falling Down Slowly Machine designed by Tony Hill were used to create some of the shots in the Edith Walks film and I found these sculptural constructions mesmerising. I recorded the sound of the crane which were used in the production animated film 'A MYSTERIOUS AND MANY-LAYERED WORK OF GENIUS'. More information: www.leeshearman.com |
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EDITH WALKS
2017 60 mins 66 secs Directed by Andrew Kotting EDITH WALKS is a 60 minute 66 second feature film by Andrew Kotting inspired by a walk from Waltham Abbey in Essex via Battle Abbey to St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex. The film documents a pilgrimage in memory of Edith Swan Neck. Bits of King Harold's body were brought to Waltham for burial near the High Altar after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and his hand fast wife Edith Swan Neck is seen cradling him in a remarkable sculpture at Grosvenor Gardens on the sea front in St Leonards. The film re-connects the lovers after 950 years of separation. The 108 mile journey, as the crow flies, allows the audience to reflect upon all things Edith. A conversation in Northampton between Alan Moore, Iain Sinclair and Edith Swan Neck is also a key element to the unfolding ‘story’. With images shot using digital, super 8, iPhones and sound recorded using a specially constructed music box with a boom microphone, the film unfolds chronologically but in a completely unpredictable way. The numerous encounters and impromptu performances en route are proof, as if needed, that the angels of happenstance were looking down on us, with EDITH as their hallucination. With David Aylward, Claudia Barton, Anonymous Bosch, Jem Finer, Andrew Kötting, Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair. “Who you walk with alters what you see; the view, the prospect ..” More Information: www.andrewkotting.com |
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Satellite Crane by Tony Hill
'Born in London in 1946, Tony Hill studied Architecture and Sculpture and makes experimental short films that are somewhere between sculpture and cinema. He has been working as an independent film-maker since 1973, usually taking on all aspects of production and often developing and building his own equipment. He also works with installations, photography and sound.' More Information: www.tonyhillfilms.com/home |