To say three film ? I would start with the history of Film / then the Man with the moive camera ?
On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 11:29 PM, Elizabeth McMahon <[email protected]> wrote: > RIP Cecile Starr. She championed so many experimental filmmakers, > especially those who were women, and yes, it, gender, it is an important > distinction. Few would know about Mary Ellen Bute (and Ted Nemeth), or > (Alexander Alexeieff and) Claire Parker (or Starr and her husband, recently > newly widowed husband, partner is celluloid crime Aram Boyajian) who, without > her intense and incisive scholarship, advocacy, and distribution of > experimental, avant garde, and animation of each type, we would all be so > diminished in our understanding of film history. Dennis is right about > McClaren as so brilliant as to be included in the top of essentials, but I > won't play this silly 3 films limit nonsense. All you need is the > filmography from Anthology Film Archives ongoing, infamous "Essential > CInema" series, a stalwart primer in basic film knowledge, to know what to > program for your students or friends. Gary Handman, nee of UCLA, happily > retired albeit available if you seek him out, is a librarian after just > about everyone's heart, his syllabi in film studies over the years he > worked and taught are essential, too, if what to see and know about in film > history and studies. Perfect distillations with no BS. > > But, yeah, for each of the 3 chosen, I would program McLaren. "Neigbours" > and "Spook Sport" are my two faves. Geez, Oskar Fischinger is my favorite, > anything just anything, and good golly, Lotte Reineger, anyone? See, I > succumbed and fell in to this nonsense. This is just absurd. > > Elizabeth > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Dennis Doros <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There are no three possible to represent the entire world of experimental >> film. >> >> But for women, you might want to start with Suspense by Lois Weber and >> Philip Smalley. It's extremely experimental for the year it was made. >> >> And with Shirley Clarke, having seen all of them now about two dozen >> times each over the past six years, I know that BRIDGES-GO-ROUND is >> everybody's favorite but I would say MOMENT IN LOVE is mine. Seeing her >> outtakes and notebooks, it's the one she worked the hardest to create and I >> love the work of choreographer Anna Sokolow. Also, we are just starting to >> show D. A. Pennebaker and Shirley Clarke's BRUSSELS LOOP films (there were >> also four or five other filmmakers involved) and they are really incredible >> up on the screen. >> >> But especially for artists, it's almost impossible not to include the >> best of experimental film without my favorite, which is BEGONE DULL CARE by >> Norman McLaren (and Evelyn Lambert) and it's tough to show him without the >> best of Len Lye. >> >> Also in mind with artists, and for more collaborations between man and a >> woman, you can't really go wrong with Alexeieff and Parker pin animation. >> >> >> Best regards, >> Dennis Doros >> Milestone Film & Video >> PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640 >> Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: [email protected] >> >> Visit our main website! www.milestonefilms.com >> Visit our new websites! www.mspresents.com, www.portraitofjason.com, >> www.shirleyclarkefilms.com, >> To see or download our 2014 Video Catalog, click here >> <http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0150/7896/files/2014MilestoneVideoCatalog.pdf?75> >> ! >> >> >> Support "Milestone Film" on Facebook >> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milestone-Film/22348485426> and Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms>! >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Donal OCeilleachair <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Dear Frameworkers: >>> >>> I am working on a new film project with the Ealaíontóirí Mhuscraí >>> (that's Irish for the Muskerry Region Artists Group) >>> >>> Part of the project will involve film / video making workshops where I >>> will show >>> them works from experimental film, creative documentary and artists' >>> moving image works >>> as a point of reference and inspiration for their own initial >>> explorations >>> into the realm of the moving image >>> >>> I am compiling a short-list of 'Essential' works to show them during >>> these workshops >>> and I would appreciate responses to the question: >>> 'What are the 3 Essential Films that you would show Artists >>> on their first foray into the Moving Image Realm ?' >>> >>> I look forward to hearing any suggestions >>> >>> Le míle buíochas (with many thanks) >>> -- >>> Dónal Ó'Céilleachair >>> www.anupictures.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > > -- > Elizabeth > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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