Speck

This new release print version of “Speck” is relatively true to the original 1989 version. Over the years many attempts were made to remake the film into a new work. Gradually the filmmaker realized that the new experiments, although interesting, were too closely tied to the original work. A compromise was made so that the best of the new experiments were incorporated into this final print. Initially, the idea was to have three synchronized Super 8mm films printed in superimpositions to one strip of 16mm. Given the inherent possibilities and limitations of the process, the A-B-C- rolls tended to favour images with densities that would not add up to the point of washing out. Scenes of high spectral intesity – sun-drenched water crashing into rocks, filming directly into a projector lens, overexposed Kodachrome melted frame-by-frame – were exposed to favour the highlights. The result was a fairly balanced and fluid interplay of the superimposition layers. These initial experiments have been reworked many times over the years, incorporating travelling mattes and high-contrast manipulation.