Screen Test: Helmut (1966)

Screen Test: Helmut

1966

Documentary

Synopsis

Screen Test: Helmut, by Andy Warhol, is a five minute silent black and white continuous close-up of a young man’s face. The face remains deathly still other than the occasional blink or involuntary bat of his eyelash. The film is slowed down to about 24-frames per-second to capture these slight movements a bit better, but other than this and the choppy fade-in’s and out’s at the beginning and end respectively, nothing changes throughout the film.

Credits

Director

Andy Warhol

Cast

Helmut as Himself

Crew

Paul Morrissey (Director of Photography)

Andy Warhol (Producer)