• Tempography lies somewhere between cinema and photography. The pieces are called tempographs, and can be described as brief visual impacts, impressions, visions.
• As the name suggests, the time element is crucial for a tempograph; the art form was born from the idea of extending the photograph. – to capture what a non-durative still image cannot capture. The more isolated the movement, the more tempographic the piece.
• The key to understanding Tempography is: Without the movement or change in composition, there would be no need for the duration. It is minimalist video art – constrained, observational.
• A tempograph is a single moving image shot.
• There must be no cuts, fades, etc.
• The colour balance/intensity and the brightness/contrast may be adjusted, although not to the extent that the shot looks processed.
• Apart from the above, no effects may be used. This of course includes graphic superimpositions and animations.
• The camera must be as steady as possible.
• A tempograph must no be longer than 30 seconds.
• The tempo must be real-time.
• The narrative must be minimal and ʻextra-filmicʼ.
• A tempograph identifies a certain way of documenting an individual perspective, a unique metaphor, a pointof-view. It could be seen as an evocative shot from a film and mirrors the narrative of an individual: the author. The tempographic idea brings with it personal ways of looking at, and even re-discovering, the visual world.