Scanner
Light falls on the floor.
1-channel video, 2-channel installation. In the filming of Scanner a short fragment of a scene out of a horror film was repeatedly shown to an actor and his face was filmed as he watched the scene and described what he was seeing on the monitor screen. Initially, the image was quite distorted through technical scrambling and was only gradually made apparent and decipherable to the actor in several rounds of viewing. With each repeated round as the distortion of the image was decreased, the horror scene conveyed via the actor’s description became increasingly vivid. As well, in the repetition of the rounds in addition to the description, the actor was directed to try to mimetically imitate the figures as they became recognizable to him. The result is a narration in fragments which circles around a dark core. The images appear only fleetingly and variably in the mind of the viewer where they gradually condense into a mysterious scene.
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- German
- black and white
- short film
Top billed cast
Release dates
SwitzerlandCH
- Premiere1 Jan 1998
Frequently asked questions
- When was Scanner released?
- Scanner was released on 1 January 1998.
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for Scanner?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Scanner is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Scanner?
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- Who directed Scanner?
- Scanner (1998) was directed by Max Philipp Schmid.
- How long is Scanner?
- Scanner runs for 6m.












