Marianas Trench

Contributors: Blair Stapleton (editing, processing, source video & photography), Stephen Ugo Rosin (editing, processing, souce video, soundtrack). Produced in 1994, Marianas Trench is something of a multi-generational ambient video. Original source material goes back as far as 1986 for a multi-media presentation entitled The Horns of a Dilemma. In this state, the video went through two phases, an initial rough edit done using 8mm & VHS in 1986 and a refined, reprocessed version done on 3/4“ video in 1987. The material from the 1987 edit was again reprocessed and combined with additional material created or “obtained“ in 1994. This resulted in a 60 minute version which was remastered and edited in 2010 for the version presented here. There is also an alternate “short take“ version with a different soundtrack and some additional video called “Aquatica“. The full soundtrack is included on the Marianas Trench audio release.