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.
>> 
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