Shake off

Hans Beenhakker, Germany

Fiction, 2007, 9'

A long 9' plan. Of course, the realisator cheated, but we feel as if we were watching a 9' plan. Impressive, indeed. The character is a danser, who is dansing in an appartement. We first watch him throu the window, and then follow him during his danse. We really follow him, as the danser seems transported from places to places, each movement of camera can reveal a place that was not here before.

The virtuosity of the camera, the skill of the danser and the ingenuosity of the cut that creates this feeling of false continuity, everything is very precisely set up and the result is close to perfection. There is no real pretext for this virtuosity, just the idea of showing us something impressive and it works. But the risk is high to bore the public with a skilled demonstration, « here's what I can do », and the high quality of the 3D doesn't remove the feeling of coldness of many pictures.