Screen Test: Helmut

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1966

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Andy Warhol Films

Cast

Helmut

Director

Andy Warhol

Producer

Andy Warhol

Cinematography

Paul Morrissey

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8839956