Film Record: Study Four

Still image from Study Four via the Uppsala International Short Film Festival.

Date produced: 1954

Filmmaker(s):

Peter Weiss

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:08:18

Length:

300 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Optical

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Four Star Winner 1955

Description:

"An experimental film with a sound track consisting of music made by glasses, various metals, drums and a flute. Using his talents as a painter, Peter Weiss starts with a manuscript of sketches upon which he bases his final shooting." PSA Journal, 1955, 37.

Resources:

The film is one of five "Studies" by Weiss and also known in Swedish as "Studie IV: Frigörelse" or "Study IV: Liberation".

Digitally restored by the Swedish Film Institute.

Locations:

• Stockholm, Sweden (Filming)

Genre:

• Experimental

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Swedish Film Institute

Screenings:

• Screened twice at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival in October, 2016: Uppsala, Sweden

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