Do you have the issue number. I have almost an entire collection of Film Culture, that I plan on selling someday. Let me know the issue # and I probably have it.
Dominic > On Jan 29, 2023, at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Walley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Frameworkers, > > This might be a lot to ask, but here goes. I’m trying to hunt down a factoid, > which, while a mere jot of information, would be a big help to me as I finish > an article with a deadline looming. I have catastrophically misplaced my > beloved copy of the Paul Sharits issue of Film Culture (1978, 65-66), which > contains the treasure. In “Paul Sharits and the Critique of Illusionism: An > Introduction,” Annette Michelson makes reference to Sharits’ calculation of > how long it would take for one of his installations (I believe Shutter > Interface) to run through every possible permutation of frame relations - > that is, given the number of frames on each of the four reels running in > loops, and the fact that the four projectors are not actually running in > perfect sync (and the loops are not all the exact number of frames in > length), how long would it take for every possible four-frame combination to > be projected, thus effectively “ending” the piece (see attached image for > clarification, I hope). > > To make this even trickier, the reference might be in a footnote. Michelson > refers to a letter from Sharits that does the math, and comes to the > conclusion that the piece could, theoretically, run for some massive amount > of time like millions of years or something. > > If there are no takers on this little research project, I completely > understand. But if anyone has the Film Culture issue handy and feels like > skimming it for me, I’d be forever in your debt. BTW, I cannot find a copy of > the Michelson article anywhere online. I know it also appears in a catalog > for Projected Images (Walker Art Centre, 1974), but I can’t find that online > either. > > Like I said, it’s a factoid, but it’s a key for me to unlock some other, > bigger point, hence my mania to find it. > > Thank you everyone, > Jonathan > > > > <11A_FRI_Paul-Shartis-–-Shutter-Interface-1975-Achim-Hatzius-P4-600x400.jpg> > > Dr. Jonathan Walley > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Cinema > Denison University > https://denison.edu/people/jonathan-walley > > > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org
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