Sightlines · a concept

any instant whatever

movement built from equidistant ordinary moments (vs. privileged poses).

On screen: mechanical/continuous sampling of motion; the ordinary instant, not the posed climax.

23 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary

Across the collection

Woman in the Moon1929All Quiet on the Western Front1930Umberto D.1952Primary1960Bullitt1968The Wild Bunch1969Sleeper1973The Day of the Jackal1973The Gods Must Be Crazy1980A Zed & Two Noughts1985Police Story1985Run Lola Run1998Saving Private Ryan1998Bloody Sunday2002United 932006The Bourne Ultimatum2007The Adventures of Tintin2011The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012Atomic Blonde2017Baby Driver2017Zack Snyder's Justice League2021Top Gun: Maverick2022Civil War2024