Story: Experimental film

Chris Knox, 'Nothing's going to happen', 1981

Chris Knox, musician and film-maker, made music videos for the bands he was in. This 1981 Tall Dwarfs video for 'Nothing’s going to happen' features stop-motion animation and claymation, two of the low-tech techniques Knox often used.

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Mark Williams, 'Experimental film - Experimentation expands, 1970s to 1990s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/45038/chris-knox-nothings-going-to-happen-1981 (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Mark Williams, published 22 Oct 2014