Blink of an Eye
A 13-minute film of the faces and emotions of stage performers who lost their stage to COVID-19, shown on the Adelaide Convention Centre's North Terrace screen by day and projected onto its East Building at night.
Blink of an Eye is a 13-minute film of the faces and emotions of Australian stage performers who lost their stage to COVID-19. Gill made it as a COVID response with artists and professionals from the performance industry, filmed by Mike Worsman and set to the composition and performance of Julian Ferraretto.
Through October 2020 it played on the Adelaide Convention Centre's LED screen on North Terrace from 7am to 7.30pm, then was projected onto the centre's East Building from 7.30pm to 10pm each night, until 31 October.
Gill said the film "captures the emotion of those artists, entertainers and speakers who have lost their stage", and that it also offers optimism: the lasting impression she hoped to leave was that "creativity never stops".
The film2
Blink of an Eye, trailer
Watch the Film
More than just a building, a place that prides itself on creativity, community engagement and bringing people together. Watch Blink of an Eye online.
The projection1
The Projection
The film screened across October 2020 on two surfaces of the Adelaide Convention Centre: the North Terrace LED screen through the day, and projected onto the East Building each evening.
The message1
The Message
Life, as we know it, can all change in just the blink of an eye. Importantly, the film also offers optimism for the future, the show will go on.
The creative team1
The Creative Team
Directed and created by Gill Hicks, filmed by Mike Worsman, with an original score by Julian Ferraretto. Produced with partners Frankie Films, Novatech and Nexstage.
Press2
Adelaide Convention Centre media release
"Blink of an Eye captures the emotion of those artists, entertainers and speakers who have lost their stage, their audience and their livelihood" (Gill Hicks)
Adelaide Convention Centre media release
"the film also offers optimism for the future" (Gill Hicks)
The story2
In Gill's words
Blink of An Eye, a projection piece, is a COVID response by Artists and professionals from the Australian performance industry.
Supported by the Adelaide Convention Centre, projected to the composition and performance of Julian Ferraretto.