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Speedy things! A: a speedy movie B: a speedy project A. Take a gander: C’était un Rendez-Vous – 1976 French Film Director/driver: Claude Le...
Speedy things!
A: a speedy movie
B: a speedy project
A.
Take a gander: C’était un Rendez-Vous – 1976 French Film
Director/driver: Claude Lelouch
Run Time: 9 min
Translates into “It Was an Appointment.” It is one the most
classic/controversial short films. Its a fast pace film seen through
the eyes of the driver, cruising through Paris streets at 140mph with
his 275GTB Ferrari early in the morning.
Trivia:
– The car that was used in the filming was a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL and the sound of 275GTB Ferrari was dubbed.
– Some independent groups calculated the car never exceeded 85mph, which the director denies.
– Lelouch was arrested shortly after the film was screened but was later released without charge.
– Three people were in the car, with Claude Lelouch at the wheel
B.
We are looking to recruit a motivated team of runners who are
extremely physically fit both in terms of running at speed and
endurance to be part of Martin Creed’s Work No. 850 which opened at
Tate Britain on 1 July 2008.
Work No. 850 centres on a simple
idea: that a person will run as fast as they can every thirty seconds
through the gallery. Each run is followed by an equivalent pause, like
a musical rest, during which the grand Neoclassical gallery is empty.
You
will be expected to sprint for a distance of approximately 86 metres
through the gallery. You must be able to complete the 86 metre sprint
in less than 15 seconds. At the end of the sprint you will walk back to
the start point and repeat the sprint approximately every 2 minutes (ie
around 15 sprints) during a ½ hour period maintaining a consistent
speed for each sprint.
For our core team of runners we are looking for a minimum commitment of
4 x ½ hours sessions per day with rest breaks in between. We need you
to be able to commit to at least 3 days a week (could include weekends)
until 16 November 2008.
Ready, set, GO.
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