{"id":637,"date":"2024-01-20T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T14:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2026-03-10T23:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:30:34","slug":"short-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/?page_id=637","title":{"rendered":"Film &#038; Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Heartbeat of Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PROMO-FOR-SOC-MED.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VID_20221028_125712.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Heartbeat of Time<\/strong><br>\u2018The Heartbeat of Time\u2019 was filmed on location at HATCH, on the stage where it was shown for the exhibition TIME at HATCH, Langport. Performed on an ancient, circular stage in a huge, old, dirty, atmospheric, disused factory chicken barn. Rough around the edges, filmed while artists meander around creating noise, dust and floodlighting the barn. The cat and chickens roaming about and the gramophone filling the air, it was a wonderful place to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Produced, choreographed, edited &amp; performed by Amanda Shears.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The Heartbeat of Time\u2019 pulsates through the performance.<br>The concept of emerging from the earth, fresh and excited by birth and new life. As time gets faster &amp; faster and we begin living under the constraints of time, constantly being pulled from the present to the past to the future to the present, until eventually we fall and emerge back to the earth where we came. Where there is no time..there is no time..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Streams of Subconscious.<\/strong><br>A stream of subconscious born from me obsessively YouTubing the subject of TIME. Most notably Sean Carroll, a physicist. I scribbled odd words and phrases on paper around my home and verbalised the thoughts on film one night in the barn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shadow. Who are you?<\/strong><br>Collaboration with Elaoise Benson for &#8216;Shadows &amp; Reflections, HATCH&#8217;<br>Performed and filmed in site specific location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VID_20230318_161217.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HATCH Fashion. <br>The Last Party at the End of the World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-04-16-at-16.51.31-1.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-1532x2048.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20230424_184406-1-scaled.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH-1024x700.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/FASHION-SHOW-HATCH.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>HATCH Fashion<br>Into the VOID<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/435326419_1478698519719861_1057040786294008367_n-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-785x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-785x1024.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-768x1002.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-1570x2048.jpg 1570w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/436834536_276400995528604_1317419023258961745_n-scaled.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-677x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-677x1024.jpeg 677w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-768x1162.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005150-rotated.jpeg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" data-id=\"1190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370-1024x677.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370-1024x677.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/L1005370.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>FUTURE FOLKLORE<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FUTURE-FOLKLORE-promo-2.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2977-1-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8107-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_8105-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Magical Journey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created, Performed, &amp; edited by Amanda Jane Shears <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VID_20251116_152058.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VID_20251116_152237-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p>ALABASTER ROCKS<\/p>\n<p>A group collaboration between EQ studio artists and Geckeolla geology &amp; ecology.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ALABASTER-ROCKS-PROMO.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>Photography credit;<br>Black &amp; white photography by Rod Higginson<br>Colour photography by Rob Young<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heartbeat of Time The Heartbeat of Time\u2018The Heartbeat of Time\u2019 was filmed on location at HATCH, on the stage where it was shown for the exhibition TIME at HATCH, Langport. Performed on an ancient, circular stage in a huge, old, dirty, atmospheric, disused factory chicken barn. Rough around the edges, filmed while artists meander &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/?page_id=637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Film &#038; Performance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-637","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=637"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1294,"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/637\/revisions\/1294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ajsdesigns.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}