Escher: Journey to Infinity

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Arts Documentary hosted by Stephen Fry, published by BSkyB in 2021 - English narration

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The life and work of M.C. Escher is presented primarily through his own words in the form of his writings being read against a backdrop of images associated to him, including archival footage of himself and images of his drawings. Many further details are provided by surviving family members. Escher himself considered what he did being caught between the worlds of art and mathematics - he not very good at either - his drawings always having an element of geometry. He made a conscious decision to work in monochromatic black and white realizing that he would be missing being able to convey ideas that are inherent with color. The evolution to two of his later periods is discussed, namely his series of drawings of the human eye, and what would become his ultimate fascination, that of the concept of infinity, whether it be real, as in the circle or the study of a man viewing a picture of himself viewing a picture of himself and so on, or perceived through illusions, such as his never-ending staircase. The documentary is buttressed by commentary from fan, musician Graham Nash who believes his brilliance has not yet been fully appreciated.

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Video Codec: x265 CABAC Main@L3.1
Video Bitrate: CRF 20 (~1119Kbps)
Video Resolution: 1024x576
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frame Rate: 25 FPS
Audio Codec: HE-AAC (Apple)
Audio Bitrate: 64Kbps CVBR 48KHz (122Kbps peak)
Audio Channels: 2
Audio Gain: 4dB
Run-Time: 80 mins
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 678 MB
Source: PDTV (576i/mpeg2 2245Kbps 1.46GB)
Encoded by: JungleBoy

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 2671 Kbps)
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: E-AC-3
Audio Bitrate: 224 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 80 mins
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.63 GB
Source: WEB
Capper: AlfNader