Macroscene
2000s-present · New York / Austin
Also known as Slacker, The Macroscene
A series of seamless transformation edits in one macro-location — the camera follows characters as they move through a shared world.
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- Inspired by Richard Linklater's 1990 film Slacker, where the camera follows a character then peels off onto whoever they pass.
- UCB NY developed the form as Macroscene under Kevin Hines; sometimes called Slacker when keeping tighter fidelity to the Linklater structure.
- Edits occur only when a character exits — the 'camera' follows them into the next scene.
- Builds a self-contained world across 30-45 minutes without leaving the macro-location.
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