Hilobrow strikes again, unearthing yet another fascinating manipulation of a classic film. This time up, it's Yasujirō Ozu's turn: Tokyo Story, to be precise. Or rather, Kurt Ralske’s The 33 Brightest Spots of ‘Tokyo Story’ (1953, Ozu).
The 33 Brightest Shots of "Tokyo Story" (1953, Ozu) from Retnull on Vimeo.
Check it:
“[33] is based on a computational analysis of Ozu’s film. The brightest four minutes of the complete film’s 136 minutes are seen in an alternate visualization: motion over time is presented as geometry, and spatial form as sequentiality.”
Better still, as poster Peggy Nelson notes, "The scenes and results are presented simultaneously, which lends a Borgesian perspective to time-based media."
Enjoy!
