Share to:

Chronos (film)

Chronos

Directed by	Ron Fricke
Written by	Constantine Nicholas Genevieve Nicholas
Produced by	Ron Fricke Mark Magidson
Cinematography	Ron Fricke
Edited by	Ron Fricke Alton Walpole
Music by	Michael Stearns
Distributed by	Canticle Films San Diego Hall of Science
Release date	January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01) ^[1]
Running time	42 minutes
Country	United States

Chronos (/ˈkrɒnoʊs/ KRON-ohs)^[2] is a 1985 abstract film directed by Ron Fricke, created with custom-built time-lapse cameras. Originally released in IMAX theaters, it is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Synopsis

Chronos is 42 minutes long and has no actors or dialogue. The soundtrack consists of a single continuous piece by composer Michael Stearns. Filmed in dozens of locations on five continents, the film relates to the concept of time passing on different scales—the bulk of the film covers the history of civilization, from pre-history to Egypt to Rome to Late Antiquity to the rise of Western Europe in the Middle Ages to the Renaissance to the modern era. It centers on European themes but not exclusively. Other time scales include the passing of seasons, and the passing of night and day, and the passing shadows of the sun in an afternoon to the passing of people on the street. These themes are intermingled with symbolic meaning.

Background

Chronos shares its particular style with the film Koyaanisqatsi (1982), for which Ron Fricke was the cinematographer, as well as his later films Sacred Site and Baraka (1992). The theme of the film is "the celebration of life", and does not include the themes of technology as the culprit for society or "life out of balance", which were present in Koyaanisqatsi. American Cinematographer described the film as "a musical poem praising the evolution of Western man from Cairo to Los Angeles."^[3] The film was produced by Canticle Films, a production company founded by Fricke. Funding for Chronos came from the seed money acquired through the publicity surrounding the production of Koyaanisqatsi.^[3]

Fricke designed and built a 65 mm camera for the film, which included a motion control system for the film's cinematography.^[3] The director also used the system in his later films.

Michael Stearns, while composing the soundtrack for the film, used a custom-made instrument called "The Beam" to generate many of the sounds he required. The Beam was 12 feet (3.7 m) long, made of extruded aluminum with 24 piano strings of gauge 19-22.

The name of the film comes from the Ancient Greek word χρόνος, krònos, which means time and is also the source to many modern terms related to time, such as chronology, synchronous, etc.

Awards

International OMNI-MAX Film Festival: "Grand Prize Winner"

References

^ "Chronos". IMAX.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
^ "Chronos". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gold, Ron (March 1984). "Untold Tales of Koyaanisqatsi". American Cinematographer. 65 (3): 74.

External links

v t e Ron Fricke filmography
As director	Chronos (1985) Baraka (1992) Samsara (2011)
As writer	Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Read other articles:

Gran Sinagoga de Tiflis

Gran Sinagoga de Tiflisდიდი სინაგოგა Vista de la sinagogaLocalizaciónPaís GeorgiaDivisión TiflisDirección Tiflis GeorgiaCoordenadas 41°41′24″N 44°48′26″E / 41.69, 44.80727Información religiosaCulto JudaísmoFundación 1903Datos arquitectónicosTipo SinagogaAltura 14 metros[editar datos en Wikidata] La Gran Sinagoga de Tiflis (en georgiano: დიდი სინაგოგა) es una sinagoga en la 45-47 de la calle Leseli...

2008 en Irak

Cet article est une ébauche concernant l’Irak. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. 2006 en Irak - 2007 en Irak - 2008 en Irak - 2009 en Irak - 2010 en Irak 2006 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2007 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2008 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2009 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2010 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2011 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2012 par pays au Proche-Orient - 2013 par pays ...

إبيرباتش سيلتز

إبيرباتش سيلتز شعار الاسم الرسمي (بالفرنسية: Eberbach-Seltz)‏ الإحداثيات 48°55′37″N 8°03′49″E / 48.926944444444°N 8.0636111111111°E / 48.926944444444; 8.0636111111111[1] [2] تقسيم إداري البلد فرنسا[3] التقسيم الأعلى الراين الأسفل (1920–)الراين الأسفل (4 مارس 1790–1871)ويسيمب

دييغو كو

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (فبراير 2021) دييغو كو معلومات شخصية الميلاد 6 يوليو 2000 (العمر 23 سنة)دورازنو [لغات أخرى]‏ مركز اللعب مهاجم الجنسية الأوروغواي معلومات النادي النادي الحالي �...

مسجد الهداية (سلاغور)

مسجد الهداية إحداثيات 3°03′00″N 101°30′58″E / 3.0498888888889°N 101.51602777778°E / 3.0498888888889; 101.51602777778 معلومات عامة القرية أو المدينة شاه عالم الدولة ماليزيا معلومات أخرى تعديل مصدري - تعديل مسجد الهداية (بالملايو: Masjid Al Hidayah ) هو مسجد يقع في القسم الثامن عشر على طول طريق ج�...

فريدوم (مقاطعة سوك)

لمعانٍ أخرى، طالع فريدوم (توضيح). فريدوم الإحداثيات 43°26′01″N 89°53′38″W / 43.433611111111°N 89.893888888889°W / 43.433611111111; -89.893888888889 [1] تقسيم إداري البلد الولايات المتحدة[2] التقسيم الأعلى مقاطعة سوك خصائص جغرافية المساحة 34.7 ميل مربع ارتفا�...

Universidad de Finlandia Oriental

La Universidad de Finlandia Oriental es una institución de formación universitaria finlandesa fundada en 2010, que cuenta con campus en dos ciudades: Kuopio y Joensuu. La universidad es sucesora de las universidades de Joensuu y de Kuopio que se fusionaron a partir del comienzo del año 2010. La universidad tiene unos 15.5000 estudiantes y unos 2.700 miembros de la plantilla. La universidad participa en varias redes internacionales, como por ejemplo en Campus Europae.[1] También coo...

International response to Hurricane Katrina

This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this ...

Herman Gorter

Herman Gorter Portret, waarschijnlijk door Thérèse Schwartze. Algemene informatie Geboren 26 november 1864 Geboorteplaats Wormerveer Overleden 15 september 1927 Overlijdensplaats Sint-Joost-ten-Node Beroep classicus, dichter Werk Genre gedichten Stroming impressionisme Invloeden Tachtigers Bekende werken Mei Dbnl-profiel Website Portaal Literatuur Herman Gorter (Wormerveer, 26 november 1864 – Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 15 september 1927) was een Nederlandse dichter en radencommunis...

Patvinsuo National Park

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish. (June 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-q...

National Route 119 (Argentina)

Highway in Argentina National Route 119Ruta nacional 119Route informationLength109 km (68 mi)Major junctionsS endParaje Cuatro BocasN endNational Route 123 in Mercedes LocationCountryArgentina Highway system Highways in Argentina National Route 119 is a national road in Argentina, running north in the Center-South of Corrientes Province. It starts at the crossing with national routes 14 and 127 running for 109 kilometres (68 mi) until it crosses National Route 12...

List of airports in Nunavut

Nunavut This is a list of airports in Nunavut. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.[1][2] Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.[3] With the exception of Iqaluit and Sanikiluaq airports, all other airports in Nunavut are within the Northern Domestic Airspace. List of airports and heliports Pangnirtung Airport Kugluktuk Airport Kugaaruk Airp...

Women and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (November 2020) Part of a series onWomen in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Economic development Explorers and travelers Education Feminism Womyn Government Conservatives in t...

Tomáš Pospíchal

Czech footballer Tomáš Pospíchal Pospíchal in 1962Personal informationFull name Tomáš PospíchalDate of birth 26 June 1936Place of birth Pudlov, CzechoslovakiaDate of death 21 October 2003(2003-10-21) (aged 67)Place of death Prague, Czech RepublicPosition(s) StrikerYouth career1945–1950 SK Přerov1950–1951 Sokol Telč1951–1952 Sokol OKD OstravaSenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)1952–1955 Baník Vítkovice 1955–1956 Tankista Praha 1956–1957 Dukla Pardubice 1957–1964 FC...

Boban Nikolov

Macedonian footballer Boban Nikolov Nikolov with Vardar in 2017Personal informationDate of birth (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 29)Place of birth Štip, MacedoniaHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Position(s) MidfielderTeam informationCurrent team KisvárdaNumber 5Youth career0000–2010 Bregalnica Štip2010–2012 Gheorghe Hagi AcademySenior career*Years Team Apps (Gls)2012–2015 Viitorul Constanța 38 (2)2015–2018 Vardar 64 (8)2018–2021 Fehérvár 73 (7)2021 Lecce 15 (0)2021�...

Freedom of religion in China

Politics of China Leadership Leadership generations Succession of power Hu–Wen Administration (2002–2012) Xi–Li Administration (2012–2017) Xi Administration (since 2017) 4th Leadership Core: Xi Jinping 20th Party Politburo: Xi Jinping 14th State Council: Li Qiang Current state leaders Current provincial leaders National leaders Orders of precedence Paramount leader: Xi Jinping First lady: Peng Liyuan Communist Party leader: Xi Jinping State representative: Xi Jinping Head of g...

Estación de Tokio

Estación de Tokio 東京駅 Estación de TokioUbicaciónCoordenadas 35°40′51″N 139°46′01″E / 35.680833333333, 139.76694444444Barrio ChiyodaPrefectura TokioDatos de la estaciónCódigo TYO (JR East) JY01 (Línea Yamanote) JE01 (Línea Keiyō) JT01 (Línea Tōkaidō) JU01 (Línea Ueno-Tokio) JC01 (Línea Chūō (Rápida)) JO19 (Línea Yokosuka/Línea Sōbu) JK26 (Línea Keihin-Tōhoku) M17 (Metro de Tokio)Accesibilidad accesible con silla de ruedasInauguración 18 de ...

Template talk:English dialects

Languages Template‑class Language portalThis template is within the scope of WikiProject Languages, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of languages on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LanguagesWikipedia:WikiProject LanguagesTemplate:WikiProject Languageslanguage articlesTemplateThis template does not require a rating on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. I know I know thi...

Robert Nivelle

French artillery general officer Robert NivelleGeneral Nivelle c. 191724th Chief of the Army StaffIn office14 December 1916 – 30 April 1917Preceded byJoseph JoffreSucceeded byPhilippe Pétain Personal detailsBorn(1856-10-15)15 October 1856Tulle, French EmpireDied22 March 1924(1924-03-22) (aged 67)Paris, French RepublicNationalityFrenchAlma materÉcole PolytechniqueMilitary serviceAllegiance Third RepublicBranch/serviceFrench Army Artillery Years of service1878 – 1...

Giovanni Pellegrino

Italian politician (born 1939) Pellegrino in the 1990s Giovanni Pellegrino (born 5 January 1939) is an Italian politician. Born in Lecce and a lawyer by profession, he was a Senator of the Republic from 1990 with the Italian Communist Party and the Democrats of the Left to 2001. He also presided from last 1994 to 1996 and from 27 September 1996 to 29 May 2001 over the Parliamentary Commission on Terrorism concerning the Years of Lead, created by a 1988 law to investigate about terrorism in It...

Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya