Not the First Time
Synopsis
"This film is composed of different and relatively commonplace subjects, but each image is a super-imposition ('double exposure') of two similar shots of the same subject, almost in the same position. The effect is amazing: one's gaze at the image becomes a double gaze, as the two images were made at different times and with slightly different framing. The viewer is engaged in a process of double-vision that returns him to image and subject in a manner more complex, more self-aware, and more temporal than the way most of us view photographs." - Fred Camper
Release History & Theatrical Window
September 9, 1976
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hollis Frampton
- Original Title
- Not the First Time
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 5m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hollis Frampton
Department Leadership Roster
Hollis Frampton
Director
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What is Not the First Time about?
"This film is composed of different and relatively commonplace subjects, but each image is a super-imposition ('double exposure') of two similar shots of the same subject, almost in the same position. The effect is amazing: one's gaze at the image becomes a double gaze, as the two images were made at different times and with slightly different framing. The viewer is engaged in a process of double-vision that returns him to image and subject in a manner more complex, more self-aware, and more temporal than the way most of us view photographs." - Fred Camper
Who directed Not the First Time?
Not the First Time was directed by Hollis Frampton.
Who stars in Not the First Time?
The principal cast of Not the First Time includes Not specified.
When was Not the First Time released and how long is it?
Not the First Time was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 5m.