Well, it's right here, so we can see for ourselves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XNWrUP1u4 A friend of mine saw it last year in New York, and she says she still hasn't recovered! -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Walley <wall...@denison.edu> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com> Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2013 5:46 am Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Dizziness and Disorientation I don't think it's a reach at all to say that BaF can induce dizziness or disorientation; calling the film "static," and implicitly likening its camera movement to that of WAVELENGTH, is quite misleading. The frenetic quality of BaF's camera movement is totally different from the staid zooming of WAVELENGTH, and thus creates perceptual effects that are distinct from the earlier film. And whether "the camera position only moves once" is beside the point - that may be the case (though I'm not convinced that the actual position of the camera changes only once in BaF), but certainly the extent to which a film might cause perceptual disorientation or physical effects like dizziness isn't solely a matter of camera position. There is no "camera position" at all in THE FLICKER, but that film surely causes those sorts of effects. BaF was indeed discussed in terms of its disorienting effects on perception at the time of its release - see Manny Farber's ARTFORUM review from 1970, or Peter Gidal's discussion of the film in STRUCTURAL FILM ANTHOLOGY. At the very least, there is general agreement that, at its most accelerated, the panning interferes with the viewer's ability to perceive depth in the image, and to discern the individual bodies and objects in the frame. This might not be "dizziness," but it seems perfectly accurate to call it "disorientation." Jonathan On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 10:05 PM, Peter Mudie <peter.mu...@uwa.edu.au> wrote: > Geez, Mike Snow's Back and Forth has nothing to do with 'dizziness' or > 'disorientation'. There is a room, four windows, a door and some people > doing things – the camera position only moves once (just after the > beginning). In terms of phenomena it is remarkably 'static'. Ask yourself, > is Wavelength 'about' 'horizontal vertigo'? Yikes. > > If you're in Wien then check out Kurt's material with Günter Brus and Otto's > films. > > Peter > ________________________________ > > > Michael Snow's Back and Forth would be the best example I can think of off > the top of my head. > > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Anderwald + Grond > <cont...@anderwald-grond.at> wrote: >> >> Dear frameworkers, >> We are currently conceiving a research project, including film screenings, >> on the phenomenon of Dizziness/Disorientation seen as a resource for thought >> and artistic practice. >> Could you please recommend theory writings or artists' films and videos? >> Thank you! >> Ruth + Leo >> >> ------------- >> Ruth Anderwald + Leonhard Grond >> >> ++43 699 10984551 >> Schüttelstr. 21/14 >> 1020 Vienna >> cont...@anderwald-grond.at >> http://www.anderwald-grond.at >> follow on twitter @anderwaldgrond >> http://www.hasenherz.at >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > > -- > Patrick Brennan > patrick.brennan...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- Jonathan Walley Associate Professor Department of Cinema Denison University wall...@denison.edu _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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