Here are some I've screened in the past and they have been very well received. Ed Emshwiller's thanatopsis is a perfect film for this class, thrilling. I would add Scott Bartlett's films. He used sound in very powerful ways in all his work. moon1969 and Offon and Serpent and Metanomen. Also, Time of the locust-Peter Gessner (1966) great use of sound powerful film. Great use of sound in Harmonica, 1970, 10 1/2 min., Larry Gottheim. bruce conner-cosmic ray.(1961-2) 4 min.(sound)b&w. And Mary Ellen Bute-polkagraph.(1953)6 min(sound)color. And Dirt, 1971, 3 min.,Amy Greenfield or even thrown in one of my shorts; Psynk https://youtu.be/0UBZrfRXVM8 , Plutonian Ode https://youtu.be/1HYEnjnu5RU or TOO Close https://youtu.be/r_wBELsYlrg best, owen plotkin
> On May 15, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Fred Camper <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why not tell us your name, location, and the name of the school? > > FraneWorks doesn't feel like much of a community anymore. Or maybe I'll just > never get used to Internet anonymity, fine on some sex advice board but to me > not right for a place like this. > To be contrary, I'd suggest Christopher Maclaine's The End and The Man Who > Invented Gold. They are very great films, in my view but not in everyone's, > with great soundtracks that do not meet your criteria, but they are not > "strictly intellectual" either -- far from it. Made with minimal means, they > might seem amateurish to someone who hated them. > > Then there's my favorite Bruce Baillie sound track, the one for Tung. But > check into what i mean before renting the film. > > Fred Camper, Chicago > On 5/15/2016 2:36 PM, lagonaboba wrote: >> For a class I’m preparing, I’m interested in suggestions as to Experimental >> Films with exemplary, excellent sound design and sound editing. >> By excellent I mean, complex, layered, inventive, of rich and nuanced >> timbre….excellent for it’s sonic qualities (as opposed to strictly >> intellectual qualities). >> As I plan to rent prints, it would be helpful if the works were available >> from FMC, Canyon, MOMA or some USA domestic distributor. >> I would include: >> >> Baillie’s Castro Street & Quick Billy, >> Kubelka’s Unsere Afrikareise, >> Hindle’s Watersmith >> Jack Chambers’ Hart of London >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
