Arthur Cantrill Movies

  • 1998
    Garden of Chromatic Disturbance

    Garden of Chromatic Disturbance

    Garden of Chromatic Disturbance

    01998HD

    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...

    Garden of Chromatic Disturbance
  • 1970
    Bouddi

    Bouddi

    Bouddi

    51970HD

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

    Bouddi
  • 1969
    Eikon

    Eikon

    Eikon

    01969HD

    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...

    Eikon
  • 1969
    Imprints

    Imprints

    Imprints

    01969HD

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

    Imprints
  • 1966
    Adventure Playground – London

    Adventure Playground – London

    Adventure Playground – London

    61966HD

    A film about recreation and learning, made during the Cantrills’ four-year residence in London, similarly tinctured by Herbert Read’s...

    Adventure Playground – London
  • 1993
    The Pause Between Frames

    The Pause Between Frames

    The Pause Between Frames

    01993HD

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

    The Pause Between Frames
  • 1978
    Printer Light Play

    Printer Light Play

    Printer Light Play

    01978HD

    One of the main “mysteries” of working with the lab involves grading the print: adjusting or “correcting” the color balance...

    Printer Light Play
  • 2000
    The Land is Not Empty

    The Land is Not Empty

    The Land is Not Empty

    02000HD

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

    The Land is Not Empty
  • 1963
    Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3

    Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3

    Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3

    01963HD

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

    Robert Klippel – Junk Sculpture No. 3
  • 1996
    Articulated Image

    Articulated Image

    Articulated Image

    01996HD

    short experimental film by Arthur and Corinne Cantrill

    Articulated Image
  • 1980
    Warrah

    Warrah

    Warrah

    01980HD

    Three-color separation imagery expands the experimental documentation of landscape. Alternating nuances of color conjure up; a formal beauty, which...

    Warrah
  • 1998
    Ivor Paints Arf Arf

    Ivor Paints Arf Arf

    Ivor Paints Arf Arf

    01998HD

    A three-colour separation of Ivor painting the Arf Arf group and performing with them on the soundtrack. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

    Ivor Paints Arf Arf
  • 1969
    Home Movie – A Day in the Bush

    Home Movie – A Day in the Bush

    Home Movie – A Day in the Bush

    51969HD

    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...

    Home Movie – A Day in the Bush
  • 1978
    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff

    01978HD

    The 360 degree camera movements in opposing directions on each screen are filmed from the centre of the crater. A stereo track of wind, crows and...

    Meteor Crater – Gosse Bluff
  • 1997
    Airey’s Inlet

    Airey’s Inlet

    Airey’s Inlet

    01997HD

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

    Airey’s Inlet
  • 1986
    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City

    01986HD

    War-damaged facades, the frozen lakes of the Tiergarten, the Golden Angel of Victory, The Wall. (Arthur Cantrill & Corinne Cantrill)

    Notes on Berlin – The Divided City
  • 1978
    Interior/Exterior

    Interior/Exterior

    Interior/Exterior

    01978HD

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

    Interior/Exterior
  • 1995
    Ramayana/Legong

    Ramayana/Legong

    Ramayana/Legong

    01995HD

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

    Ramayana/Legong
  • 1984
    At Black Range

    At Black Range

    At Black Range

    01984HD

    At Black Range (1984) was shot near the Grampians in Western Victoria, and features monumental monochrome rocks with rainbow shadows and...

    At Black Range
  • 1963
    Pandanus Pedunculatus

    Pandanus Pedunculatus

    Pandanus Pedunculatus

    01963HD

    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...

    Pandanus Pedunculatus