Wall of Death (2001)
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Original Title: Wall of Death
Release Date: March 03, 2001
Runtime: 2 minutes
Budget: $0.0
Revenue: $0.0
Overview
In the carnival act “Wall of Death,” first performed in the 1930s, a motorcyclist rides around the inside of a wooden drum, maintaining a delicate state of equilibrium between centrifugal force and gravity. The video is made up of a series of motion loops that become progressively shorter, creating the illusion of continuous motion: The rider is caught in a never-ending, never decelerating circle. The editing technique, inspired by the Kinetoscope films popular during the time the act was widely performed.
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