One of the earliest minimalist video with flicker effects was produced in Tokyo in early 1970s. A flickering video with eyes, which super-impose the positive over the negative, open and close rapidly. At the same time the "blind" effects of video fast-forwarding accelerates/decelerates the picture synchronized with the sound.
Blinking (1970) is a feature movie in Japan. It was directed by Takahiko Iimura. With a runtime of 2m, the film is available in full HD.
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