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John's super 8 film

- Blade Sharpener -

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Blade Sharpener (1998, super 8, 3.5 minutes, Kodachrome, sound on film)

A sync-sound, unrehearsed Camera Dance, made in one shot, at normal speed.

John follows Mike Orlando, an elderly knife & blade sharpener who pulls his grinding-stone on wheels up John's quiet street in the summer, ringing a school bell to announce himself along the way. A "musical", intended for use with a live band.

A companion film to Shovelling Snow (1992), another sync-sound Camera Dance which was shot on the same street in the winter, and similarly intended for use by a band.

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