William Raban Movies
- 1973
Diagonal
Diagonal01973HD
Three screen piece. "I was looking for a pure image, an image which was intrinsic to the medium of film. This film is not an abstract film; the...
- 2019
Lakakigar
Lakakigar02019HD
With the threat of nuclear conflict between North Korea and America comes the realization that the blast effects of a nuclear strike would be...
- 2011
The Houseless Shadow
The Houseless Shadow02011HD
A documentary/art film inspired by the Charles Dickens essay "Night Walks."
- 1976
Surface Tension
Surface Tension01976HD
"This experiment determines what happens when a negative is superimposed upon its own positive image. The center of the picture forms the optical...
- 2013
Time and the Wave
Time and the Wave02013HD
The paradox of the present as a time that cannot be reflected upon until it has already become past, seems consistent with the idea of thinking about...
- 2005
Continental Drift
Continental Drift02005HD
A land and sea-scape film drawn from rich sources of imagery: the constantly changing mood of the sea to the distinctly different shorelines of Kent...
- 2004
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience02004HD
A rapid time-lapse journey from the London Houses of Parliament to the English Channel near the port of Dover is offset by David Cunningham’s...
- 1974
Time Stepping
Time Stepping01974HD
“The film image is a row of boarded-up town houses pending demolition. Two cameras film in alternation this derelict facade from two changing...
- 1973
Take Measure
Take Measure01973HD
"For this short film event, the film is removed from the film feed reel, and is unwound, to span the space between the projector and screen. The...
- 1973
Angles of Incidence
Angles of Incidence01973HD
“This film is the starting point of a continuous investigation into ways of presenting cubist space in terms of the flat surface of the film...
- 1972
Broadwalk
Broadwalk01972HD
Originally, this was a four-minute time-lapse film that was shot continuously over a twenty-four-hour period. The camera was positioned on a busy...
- 1973
2'45"
2'45"01973HD
Raban layers recordings of successive film performances in which he stands before a projection, states the date and time, and says "A camera is...
- 1972
Colours of this Time
Colours of this Time01972HD
Whilst working on previous time-lapse films, I found that colour film tended to record the actual colour of the light source rather than local colour...
- 1978
Fergus Walking
Fergus Walking01978HD
Directed by William Raban.