Hasta La Motion!

We spend more and more of our lives in front of small screens. Smartphone, computer, tablet and television screens seem to have to upper hand on the silver screen that is traditionally the habitat of the feature film. Instead of taking the fight (and their content) to those small screens, a number of recent films have opted to bring those digital screens into their cinematic realm… in a very radical way. Desktop films are audiovisual narratives that unfold entirely on a computer screen, using the myriad apps and programs as vessels for parts of their narration. This video essay by film student Katja Jansen looks at the unique possibilities that arise from this self-imposed limitation. Fittingly, it does so in the form of a desktop video. Please visit www.filmscalpel.com/desktop-films/ for detailed credits and more information. This video was made solely for educational purposes and makes “fair use” of copyrighted material. Fair use is codified at Section 107 of the Copyright Act: Under the fair use doctrine, it is not an infringement to use the copyrighted works of another in some circumstances, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, or educational use.