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This film transferred to video is constructed of six sections which, as far as the material of the images is concerned, all draw on the shots in the last section. They are, however manipulated in a variety of ways: Adams cuts up, isolates or amplifies the images. He changes their sequence to achieve a constantly changing emphasis. Voice-overs tell stories and anecdotes which unite to form a labyrinthine whole. The subject is always power: political power, economic poweri the power of the mass media, and the power of moneyi the power of advertising and the temptation to tell stories that tally. A link between the different segments is provided by a lecture on copyright, delivered by a man who looks like the young John Wayne. This star appears as a running gag in most of the stories. Adams starts from the hypothesis that images derive their quality from sound. This is also why he makes use of the same basic images. The consequences are unpredictable.
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Rob Perrée
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Camera: Peter MacLauren, Ken Slater, John Adams, Editing: Terry Bracey, John Adam, Effects: Ken Field, Sound: Ted Evans, Music: Ken Field, Ken Winokur,
Sound mixing: Ken Winokur, Production: John Adams, Massachusetts Council on the Arts & Humanities, With: Jon Bewley, Amy Kaczur, Danny Mydlak, John Adams, Louise Rogers, Joy Nicholson, Marc Maislen, Don Burgie
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