[GreenKeys] "DEATH OF A TELETYPE" short film

[Don Robert House]

Very interesting.  I see several links to George's site RTTY.com but  
none of the links work, and none of the films will download. Perhaps  
the server is in trouble.
Don
K9TTY

On Aug 8, 2005, at 8:42 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:

> I came across a film site that tells about a short film on teletypes:
>
>
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> http://www.builtboyle.com/deathteletype.html
>
>
> "DEATH OF A TELETYPE" (B&W, 200 ft.: 5 1/2 min., 1997)
>
> By David Hildebrand
>
>
> Film Description/Synopsis.
>
> The images presented here are shadows -- echoes; the last rites of  
> a machine
> (and its identification and/or association with humanity). As the  
> focal point
> changes from one point of view to the next, each mechanical  
> function reveals
> its role, hence, making its own statement. Eventually, the wheels  
> and gears
> come to a halt. An almost human "skull" like image is later seen  
> more visably (sic) to be the end of an electric motor -- the very  
> heart of the machine -- stopped, with smoke trailing out of it. The  
> machine has ceased. Unknowingly, it has lived much of the life of  
> its creator.
> ______________
>
> There is a link to view the 5-1/2 minute film but the link does not  
> work.
>
> Roy
>
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