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Cameraperson [Blu-ray]
(Kirsten Johnson, 2016)
Review by Gary Tooze
Production: Theatrical: Big Mouth Productions Video: Criterion Collection Spine #8 53
Disc: Region: 'A' (as verified by the Oppo Blu-ray player) Runtime: 1:42:40.863 Disc Size: 48,173,206,114 bytes Feature Size: 28,635,820,032 bytes Video Bitrate: 32.84 Mbps Chapters: 39 Case: Transparent Blu-ray case Release date: February 7th, 2017
Video: Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Resolution: 1080p / 23.976 fps Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio English 2460 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2460 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles: Burned-in for Non-English, optional English (SDH) for English dialogue
Extras: • Editing “Cameraperson,” a new program featuring director Kirsten Johnson, producers Marilyn Ness and Danielle Varga, and editors Nels Bangerter and Amanda Laws (36:32) • In the Service of the Film, a roundtable conversation with Johnson, producer Gini Reticker, and sound recordists Wellington Bowler and Judy Karp (39:06) • Excerpts from two 2016 film festival talks with Johnson, including one between her and filmmaker Michael Moore (Traverse - 21:48, Sarajevo - 14:52) • The Above, a 2015 short film by Johnson (8:35) • Trailer (2:05) • PLUS: An essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda and reprinted writings by Johnson
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Description: A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home with the director: Kirsten Johnson weaves these scenes and others into her film Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage captured over her twenty-five-year career as a documentary cinematographer. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality with crafted narrative. A work that combines documentary, autobiography, and ethical inquiry, Cameraperson is a moving glimpse into one filmmaker’s personal journey and a thoughtful examination of what it means to train a camera on the world.
The Film: Spend 25 years on any job and you’re bound to have a little down time. Kirsten Johnson has worked for decades as a cinematographer on many acclaimed documentaries, travelling to places such as Bosnia, Darfur, Kabul and Texas. Wisely, she always kept her camera running and didn’t throw away the spare footage. By collecting and curating “leftover stock” for her experimental film Cameraperson, she has made more than just a record of “what I did at the office”. It is a remarkable document about the creative process in the service of a specific goal. It may even tap into a richer vein: what it’s like to live on planet Earth. Excerpt from TheGuardian located HEREThe collage film “Cameraperson” is one of the most original, challenging, sometimes infuriating documentaries of recent times. It’s well worth seeing and arguing about, but only if you can give it your full attention and glean the internal logic that went into its construction. And once you’ve done that, you will never forget what the movie showed you, or you own guesses about why it showed it to you, and how, and why. It’s an extraordinary feeling, meeting a film in this way. The director of “Cameraperson,” veteran nonfiction camerawoman Kirsten Johnson, always errs on the side of subtlety, which means the movie never comes to you; you always have to go to it. Compounding the difficulty is the reality of moviegoing as most viewers (critics included) typically experience it. Anyone who sees “Cameraperson” is going to have to set aside a lifetime’s worth of conditioning by word-driven features that make sure to tell you what’s happening and why it’s important every few minutes, in case the images and sounds aren’t making things clear. Excerpt from RogerEbert located HERE
Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. Cameraperson is culled from the twenty-five-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson and arrives on Blu-ray from Criterion. It is transferred on a dual-layered disc with a very high bitrate. Sources vary in quality as aspect ratio but the 1.78:1 HD image captures stunning colors and deep, rich, full visuals. While there are shifts in the appearance consistency - the overall images mesh beautifully together. This Blu-ray, with fascinating detail and varied locations is reproduced an impressive 1080P presentation.
CLICK EACH BLU-RAY CAPTURE TO SEE ALL IMAGES IN FULL 1920X1080 RESOLUTION
Audio :Criterion use a DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround track at 2460 kbps (24-bit). With footage shot over decades around the world - quality obviously varies. The lossless stabilizes the more wayward sounds and most of the narration and dialogue is consistent. Aside from some live, cultural, performances - there is no music supporting the documentary. There burned-in English subtitles for non-English dialogue (sample above) and optional English subtitles for English dialogue. My Oppo has identified it as being a region 'A' disc.
Extras : Criterion include quite a few extras including Editing “Cameraperson,” a new 37-minute program featuring director Kirsten Johnson, producers Marilyn Ness and Danielle Varga, and editors Nels Bangerter and Amanda Law. The collaborative process of making Cameraperson is revisited by the group. In the Service of the Film, is a 40-minute roundtable conversation with Johnson, producer Gini Reticker, and sound recordists Wellington Bowler and Judy Karp. It was produced by Criterion in 2016. There are excerpts from two 2016 film festival talks with Johnson, including one between her and filmmaker Michael Moore. The Traverse running almost 22-minutes and the Sarajevo Film Festival for 1/4 hour. The Above, is a 2015, 8.5 minute, short film by Kirsten Johnson commissioned by Field of Vision, a filmmaker-driven visuals journalism unit that pairs directors with developing and ongoing stories around the globe. In The Above, a U.S. military surveillance balloon floats on a tether high above Kabul, Afghanistan. Its capacities are highly classified and deeply mysterious. The supplements also include a trailer and a liner notes booklet with an essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda and reprinted writings by Johnson.
BOTTOM LINE: Gary Tooze January 2nd, 2017
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