Film
Protective Coloration
1990 · 17m
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
This film is a succession of visual and aural "notes" generated by the patterns in animals' hides, which are arranged and re-edited into a complex musical architecture, developing intricate rhythms not unlike the complex syncopations found in traditional African music. Elements of sand, dirt, light and shadow cross-reference the film's emulsion with evolutionary history and provide a second level of musical structuring through which the first layer is filtered. The animals' fur patterns, which evolved naturally as camouflage to hide them from predators, ironically now make the animals more visible to human predators who are attracted by their exotic uniqueness. This cinematic analogy underscores modern humanity's relationship to the natural world.
Crew
- Scott StarkDirector
Details
- Release date
- May 16, 1990
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 17m
Similar films
Maison du Bonheur
2018
Bear
1993
Monday or Tuesday
1966
Kaya
1967
Heterodyne
1967
Alaska
2025
Rumination
2009
1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test)
1957
Geometrics of the Kabbalah
1975
The Housekeeper
2016
Puenting (Leap of Faith)
2019
Lick Every Drop
2018
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.