Glimpses/Impressions (2010)

Directed by

Jean-François Pouliot

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

How it feels

This short documentary composes a single day in an imaginary Canadian city using thousands of animated photographs. It blends imagery from real urban centers into a continuous sweeping view on a curved screen.

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What happens

Glimpses/Impressions is a film by Jean-François Pouliot for the Canadian pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The 5 minute 20 second-long film depicts 24 hours in the life of an imaginary urban centre, created from composite images from major Canadian cities. The film was created from over 3,000 animated photos, projected onto a large screen with a 150-degree curve. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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