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Happenstance
Happenstance

HAPPENSTANCE

Directed by Gary Hill
United States, 1983
Avant-Garde, Short

Synopsis

In Happenstance, language/text is visualized both literally and figuratively: computer generated forms consist of letters or words that create visual configurations, or of images that become text. Letters or calligraphic signs flutter across the screen; texts evaporate or disappear into a vortex.

Synopsis

In Happenstance, language/text is visualized both literally and figuratively: computer generated forms consist of letters or words that create visual configurations, or of images that become text. Letters or calligraphic signs flutter across the screen; texts evaporate or disappear into a vortex.