Refraction
2022 | 05:00 | HD Video | 16:9 | Stereo | Director: Dan Inglis | Music: Jeremy Mayall & Yotam Levy | Featuring: Lauren Mann
An experimental digital short film featuring dance choreographed and performed by Lauren Mann, with a dress created by Nathalie Gregory, and music by Jeremy Mayall and Yotam Levy. The film premiered in the art exhibition Pb.1.2022 at the Wallace Gallery Morrinsville, Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2022.
Screenings
| 2023 | Misty Flicks Film Festival | The Regent Theatre | Te Awamutu, New Zealand |
| 2023 | "DELETE TV" | Episode 5, Season 9 | Broadcast in Austria, and livestreamed |
| 2023 | Experiential Concert Event | The Meteor Theatre | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| 2023 | 5th Annual Midnight Film Festival | Long Island City, New York, USA | |
| 2022 | Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| 2022 | streetside cinema/ | a/perture cinema | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| 2022 | XII Encuentro Para Cinéfagos (Festival de CineArte en la Frontera) | San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 2022 | Pb.1.2022 | Morrinsville, New Zealand |
Lens setup
The look of ‘Refraction’ is due, in part, to the vintage lenses used to photograph it. A 2x anamorphic 16mm projector lens was coupled with a still photography lens known for its unique bokeh. The anamorphic lens was orientated to squeeze the image vertically rather than horizontally as with conventional anamorphic widescreen. The image was captured at 16:9 ratio on an APS-C sized sensor. After desqueeze the image ratio is 8:9, and the anamorphic artefacts are at 90° from usual. The taking lens used was a Helios-44M-4 58mm f2, and the anamorphiser was a Bell & Howell BH16-2 2x anamorphic 16mm projector lens. The variable dioptre focusing lens of the anamorphiser was modified to achieve infinity focus and reduce the number of turns required to adjust focus. Inspiration for this modification was taken from AJ Young’s description here.
