Heartbeat
      
          
    Heartbeat
      
      Bill Etra, Louise Ledeen
      Animation Night
          Experimental Film
      
              USA
          1973
      
      
            1 minute
      
      
      English
          
          Subtitles:  
            
      
      
      
      None
      
        No Premiere
          An experiment to “explore the control of video images by the use of physiological signals”. This short film was made using Bill Etra’s Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer, connected to a biomedical heart monitor tracking Louise Etra’s heart rate. A representation of Louise’s heart is created on-screen using the synthesizer, and modulated in real-time, tracking Louise’s heartbeat as the film unfolds.
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            Credits
             
          
        
                Director
              
              
                Bill Etra, Louise Ledeen
              
            
                Animation Technique
              
              
                Live Action, Analog Computer
              
            
                Contact
                 
              
            
              
                Main Contact
              
                
                
                  Benton C Bainbridge
bbainbridge@sva.edu
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