Tammi's ResFest Video Pic: Vision Point

The Best of Resfest Volume 1


“Vision Point” copyright 1999 SXA

Director: Stephen X. Arthur


This short film is impressive because, had I not searched for more information about it I wouldn’t have known it was pieced together solely by still photo animation. It was shot with a Pentax which is known for taking brilliant pictures. The landscape seems to ‘dance’ in front of your eyes while the whole time it is still.


Stephen X. Arthur describes how he wanted this short to effect his audience by saying that they would 'become an integral part of the landscape in the act of creating a perception of it.' I believe his technique may have been to let the audience walk away with only their thoughts and to not influence them with words of his own during the film. It is hard to describe, but if you were to stare at an object with one eye open and the other closed and were constantly switching which one you were looking through, the effect might be similar.


This film stood out to me because of its simplicity and meaning in the design world. It gives perspective in its most pure form, which is one of the hardest things to convey.


There was no video available online, but you can check out the DVD in the library. “The Best of Resfest. Vol. 1”

Stephen X. Arthur Works Page: Vision Point