Psychogeographical Choreography: on Filming Hand-held

forthcoming essay, 2022

“Consider this triangulation: a cameraperson—a hand-held camera—a place. A digital frame is extremely still. Shooting without a tripod will inevitably suggest a cameraperson’s presence. Balanced in front of the body, the camera physically blocks the cameraperson from its subject. It’s a mediator between the body filming and the space that’s being filmed. At the same time the camera, with its framing and seeing ability, serves as an entry point into the place…”