Arthur Cantrill Trailers

Banksia Integrifolia Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

Part of a series of four studies the Cantrills made of the native flora of the Stradford Island, this one focusing on the Banksia Integrifolia.

Notes on the Passage of Time Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

A three colour separation study filmed at Pearl Beach, which examines the same scene of Amethyst Avenue during the progression of a winter, then a summer day.

Banksia Serrata Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

Part of a series of four studies the Cantrills made of the native flora of the Stradford Island, this one focusing on the Banksia Serrata.

Waterfall Trailer (1984)

17 April 1984

It's a three-colour separation study of MacKenzie Falls in the Grampians, Victoria.

Earth Message Trailer (1970)

02 September 1970

The beauty of the Australian bush is depicted in a carefully composed camera choreography of different aspects of flora and fauna.

Une journée avec les Cantrill Trailer (1985)

04 November 1985

Ocean at Point Lookout Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

16mm, colour reversal print

Garden of Chromatic Disturbance Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Does colour exist where there is no light? The garden is a setting for colour research: random objects are laid out in changing combinations for repeated shooting and printing with varying exposure densities and colour balances.

Experiments in Three-Colour Separation Trailer (1980)

26 May 1980

A documentary involving the work done by Arthur and Corinne Cantrill since 1975 in 3-colour separation.

Warrah Trailer (1980)

26 May 1980

Three-color separation imagery expands the experimental documentation of landscape. Alternating nuances of color conjure up; a formal beauty, which are echoed in birdsong and the buzzing of insects.

Red Stone Dancer Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

"On several occasions we were impressed by the apparent vitality of some spools with arbitrary discards, compared to the laboriously assembled sequences of what is waste.

4000 Frames, An Eye-Opener Film Trailer (1970)

02 September 1970

An experimental film to see how much information the eye can take in from continuous single frame images and from single frames of widely different type.

Island Fuse Trailer (1971)

03 December 1971

"Island Fuse consists entirely of the monochromatic reprocessing of black and white footage that we filmed in the 1960s on the Isle of Stradbroke.

At Black Range Trailer (1984)

01 June 1984

At Black Range (1984) was shot near the Grampians in Western Victoria, and features monumental monochrome rocks with rainbow shadows and “fringing” in the moving eucalypts, which create coloured vibrations like the filmic analogue of Impressionism.

Katatjuta Trailer (1977)

01 December 1977

Located 18 miles west, Katatjuta (The Olgas) is a recurring presence in the background of Uluru. Believed by Aboriginal people to have been inhabited by mythological ancestors, it is a place to be approached with caution.

Near Coober Pedy Trailer (1977)

01 April 1977

A study of the desert plain that is not left out of foliage or geological structures, inviting us to compare it with the plain of the sea and the horizon of the previous film.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

This is a film about the work of the young French Vorticist sculptor who died in World War I and his ties to London and to Jacob Epstein, Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound.

The Land is Not Empty Trailer (2000)

01 June 2000

Filmed on l6mm Kodachrome which heightens the textures and depth of this harsh landscape -- a study in browns, yellows, greys and blue sky.

Myself When Fourteen Trailer (1989)

01 August 1989

Brightly coloured animated drawings rotoscoped from high contrast black and white negative film of Ivor Cantrill aged 14, are integrated with the original negative and positive images on an optical printer to create patterns of black, white and colour.

Ramayana/Legong Trailer (1995)

08 June 1995

Evening performances of traditional Balinese dance-drama in Ubud, shot single frame with open shutter exposures.

Eikon Trailer (1969)

01 June 1969

Timeless elements in a roll of film: stillness, movement, woman, girl, road, wind, sun, leaves. A triptych of a girl who reminds us of the face and figures in old icons.

The Room of Chromatic Mystery Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

'The Room of Chromatic Mystery' is (...) another three-colour separation film, shot in the living room of the Cantrills’ old house in Brunswick.

Rainbow Diary Trailer (1984)

01 June 1984

Hand-drawn directly onto 16mm film, this animation is a 'diary' of daily drawing-on-film practice by Ivor Cantrill over a period of 18 months.

Dream Trailer (1966)

10 January 1966

A short animation of Charles Lloyd’s dry points. Sound composition by Arthur Cantrill.

Video Self-Portrait Trailer (1971)

03 December 1971

A videographic film exploiting the phosphor textures on the cathode screen. Video images are filmed, filter-coloured and supered in the camera.

Skin of Your Eye Trailer (1973)

19 August 1973

Masses, crowds in the streets, traffic, large gatherings of people for political, religious, cultural events; TV newscasts – the tide of humanity being the matrix from which the alternative movement arose.

Making Window Pictures Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

In the Brisbane Creative Leisure Centre, conducted by the Cantrills, children are shown reproductions of stained glass windows and then make large transparent pictures with black paper, coloured cellophane, and other materials such as discarded x-ray pictures and textured fabric, with a minimum of instruction.

Moving Statics Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Will Spoor is a Dutch performer, working in the abstract side of movement and mime. He has considerable knowledge of the potential of film and his intention was to extend his work into realms that were impossible for live theatre.

Home Movie – A Day in the Bush Trailer (1969)

01 May 1969

A film of repeated movements toward the camera, away from the camera, and across the camera's field, punctuated by a 360-degree rotational movement of the camera itself.

The Incised Image Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

Charles Lloyd is an Australian artist whom we met in Sydney. He began working with printmaking when he moved to London around 1960.

Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3 Trailer (1963)

10 December 1963

“In Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3, 1963 (1965), a spiky Klippel creation resonates almost visibly with the high, piercing tones of Larry Sitsky’s music.

Kinegraffiti Trailer (1963)

01 December 1963

Experimental film using fireworks, often superimposed and in soft focus, printed in negative form with a black image on a white background.

Casuarina Equisetifolia Trailer (1963)

01 November 1963

Part of a series of four studies the Cantrills made of the native flora of the Stradford Island, this one focusing on the Casuarina Equisetifolia.

Pandanus Pedunculatus Trailer (1963)

01 November 1963

Synopsis Part of a series of four studies the Cantrills made of the native flora of the Stradford Island, this one focusing on the Pandanus Pedunculatus.

Adventure Playground – London Trailer (1966)

01 February 1966

A film about recreation and learning, made during the Cantrills’ four-year residence in London, similarly tinctured by Herbert Read’s notions about children’s education as self-directed, creative, and free.

Metal Collage Trailer (1965)

01 June 1965

In the Brisbane Creative Leisure Centre, conducted by the Cantrills, children, with a minimum of instruction, build up pictures from a large variety of hardware materials such as chain, wire, nails, screws, case fasteners, steel wool, copper sheet, etc.

Floterian – Hand Printings From a Film History Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Sequences from the filmmakers' 16mm, Super 8 and Stand 8 mm work, dating from 1960 onwards, are contact-printed onto 35mm film, then reduced to 16mm for projection.

Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff Trailer (1978)

22 May 1978

The 360 degree camera movements in opposing directions on each screen are filmed from the centre of the crater.

The Pause Between Frames Trailer (1993)

01 June 1993

Single frame glimpses of life in Ubud, Bali, to Kecak Music. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

Imprints Trailer (1969)

01 March 1969

Made from image fragments from Will Spoor's footage, it was our first direct foray into the relationship between cinema and visual perception.

Airey’s Inlet Trailer (1997)

01 June 1997

Coastal scenes filmed with an energetic pattern of two frames image/two frames black, intercut with Ivor Cantrill’s painting of the scene.

Ivor Paints Arf Arf Trailer (1998)

01 June 1998

A three-colour separation of Ivor painting the Arf Arf group and performing with them on the soundtrack.

Blast Trailer (1971)

01 March 1971

The footage for this film was shot in London during our research into the Vorticist movement. It is a montage of images from the Vorticist magazine Blast, including Vorticist drawings and texts from the manifestos.

Rehearsal at the Arts Lab Trailer (1969)

01 February 1969

It was filmed from photographs of a rehearsal by Will Spoor of a Tardieu work at the Arts Laboratory, Drury Lane.

Fud 69 Trailer (1969)

01 April 1969

It was made quickly, in a student-style way, to be shown at a student drama festival. In the main sequence, we continue to explore the nature of perception in relation to cinema: six- or nine-frame shots of the 270 festival participants appearing like flashes on the screen as they announce their names.

Capricornia Trailer (2001)

01 September 2001

Super8 bi-packed onto 16mm with recurring patterns and combinations of superimpositions. (Arthur Can)

Notes on Berlin – The Divided City Trailer (1986)

01 June 1986

War-damaged facades, the frozen lakes of the Tiergarten, the Golden Angel of Victory, The Wall. (Art)

Interior/Exterior Trailer (1978)

23 May 1978

Each screen shows exposure variations in a room with a seated figure, the sunlit bush seen through large windows, its tonality altering with the exposure changes.

Heat Shimmer Trailer (1978)

21 May 1978

3-colour separation film.

Articulated Image Trailer (1996)

01 June 1996

short experimental film by Arthur and Corinne Cantrill

At Eltham, a Metaphor on Death Trailer (1974)

06 January 1974

Corinne Cantrill’s film At Eltham from 1974 explores her fascination with Australian landscapes and introduces her interest in playing the 16mm camera functions as a musical instrument.

Studies in Image (de) Generation Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

"These three films are derived from "Negative / Positive on Three Images" by Baldwin Spencer, which was copied in high-contrast material to make Study No.

Bouddi Trailer (1970)

24 February 1970

A camera calligraphy of the coastal bush -- celebrating growth, summer light, rock and plant textures.

Light Shards Trailer (2001)

12 July 2001

Experimental Super 8 film from 2001 by Arthur and Corinne Cantrill

The Native Trees of Stradbroke Island Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

The Native Trees of Stradbroke Island (1964), consisting of four films: Banksia Integrifolia, Casuarina Equisetifolia, Pandanus Pedunculatus and Banksia Serrata (each 6 min, b & w).

Corporeal Trailer (1983)

04 March 1983

An experimental work about the Australian forests by Arthur and Corinne Cantrill.