- Timecode (film)
Infobox Film
name = Timecode
caption = Timecode poster
director =Mike Figgis
producer =Mike Figgis ,Annie Stewart
writer =Mike Figgis
starring =Salma Hayek ,Stellan Skarsgård ,Kyle MacLachlan
distributor =Screen Gems (US)
released =28 April 2000
runtime = 97 min
language = English
imdb_id = 0220100
music =Mike Figgis ,Arlen Figgis ,Anthony Marinelli
budget = $ 4,000,000 (est.)"Timecode" is a
2000 experimentaldrama film, directed byMike Figgis .The film is constructed from four continuous 90-minute
take s that were filmed simultaneously by four cameramen; the screen is divided into quarters and the four shots are shown simultaneously. The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given moment.The movie was shot on
videotape . This was transferred tofilm for the theatrical release, but theVHS andDVD releases present the original videotape stock.The film was shot 15 different times over a period of two weeks and Figgis selected the best version for theatrical release; this version was filmed on
November 19 ,1999 , beginning at 3.00 pm. The DVD release includes the first attempt as a bonus feature. Additionally on the DVD release, viewers have access to all audio tracks to allow for custom sound mixing, rather than the mix of the finished film.The film takes place in and around a film production company office, and involves several interweaving plot threads including: young actress (played by
Salma Hayek ) who tries to score a screen test from her secret boyfriend, a noted but disillusioned director; meanwhile, her tryst with him is discovered by her girlfriend. The director's wife is seen debating about asking him for a divorce, and meanwhile numerous film industry types pitch ideas for the next big hit film.A homage to this film can be heard during another of Mike Figgis' films, Hotel, in the first moment the screen is split into four quadrants. The sound of milk being steamed in one quadrant and the sound of an actor tapping beats onto a paperback novel in another quadrant, combine to create a very subtle imitation of the sounds and music heard during the first few minutes in the film Timecode.
Cast
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Xander Berkeley as Evan Wantz
*Golden Brooks as Onyx Richardson
*Saffron Burrows as Emma
*Viveka Davis as Victoria Cohen
*Richard Edson as Lester Moore
*Aimee Graham as Sikh Nurse
*Salma Hayek as Rose
*Glenne Headly as Dava Adair, Therapist (portrayed in the first take byLaurie Metcalf )
*Andrew Heckler as Auditioning Actor
*Holly Hunter as Renee Fishbine, Executive
*Danny Huston as Randy
*Daphna Kastner as Auditioning Actress
*Patrick Kearney as Drug House Owner
*Elizabeth Low as Penny, Evan's Assistant
*Kyle MacLachlan as Bunny Drysdale
*Mía Maestro as Ana Pauls
*Julian Sands as Quentin
*Jeanne Tripplehorn as Lauren
*Steven Weber as Darren
*Stellan Skarsgård as Alex GreenExternal links
*imdb title|id=0220100|title=Timecode
*rotten-tomatoes|id=timecode|title=Timecode
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