Thu, 19 May 2005

extranarrative four: veneer
veneer

(image by RJ Moore, raconteur)

Leave it to the Monotonous Monotony Troupe to perfect their goal of slow-motion chase sequences in their new opus, “Playground Buzzbomb”. Designed primarily for those who find the hurly-burly of the modern world, its automobiles and synthetic butlers, simply too hectic to provide a lasting aesthetic experience, this six-hour piece consists of a race between a sand-stuck skateboard and a swingset. A visceral peak is reached toward the end of hour four, at which point the actor on the skateboard falls down from exhaustion, leading to the now-famous “sing-leaping sequence”, slowed to twelve frames a minute, requiring special water-cooled cameras so as not to melt the film.
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