Commissioned By:
Willie doherty

Brief:
When the turner prize nominated video artist came to us he had a major problem, the centre piece of his new installation (which was due to open in under two weeks) was far from finished. The video featured a looping 360 tracking shot around an actor, supposed to give the impression of a never ending shot. However, at the end of the camera move, the position of the actors head, his facial expression and even the framing of the shot had all noticeably changed causing a massive jump where the supposedly invisible edit would be. The problem was compounded by the fact that the video would be shown on 8ft wide screens which would show up the tiniest imperfection in the footage.

Solution:
By meticulously painting in the actors position from the beginning of the loop into the end of the piece, matching the grain, and lighting and by reframing the video, smoothing out the camera move we were able to seamlessly blend the beginning and end of the footage, giving the desired illusion of one never ending shot. The piece (which featured the voice of Kenneth Brannagh) successfully opened in London, Zurich and New York to rave reviews.