Hey Billy, Here's a tip about something I've always relished. When Anthology Film Archives screens its Essential Cinema programs, they often give out a program that has translations of the intertitles, dialogue, plus little commentaries on the action. That's because traditionally Essential Cinema was to be shown without subtitles, as the subtitles interfered with the aesthetic representation of the mise... I always found these programs to be more like experimental film scripts/treatments. I would recommend these as a practical example, if you are trying to write experimental scripts yourself. If you are able to swing by Anthology, check them out.
Otherwise, from a research perspective, there is also a great compendium to Maya Deren that Anthology sells. It's a hefty two volume set and has thoughts, notes and treatments for her films, I think along the lines of what you are describing. -r On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 10:34 AM, Alex Lake <[email protected]> wrote: > What immediately comes to mind is the Scott MacDonald book, Screen > Writings (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=acls;cc= > acls;view=toc;idno=heb08145.0001.001) > > And also this issue of Millennium Film Journal (http://www.mfj-online.org/ > issues/mfj-no-25-summer-1991/) > > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 10:29 AM Billy Palumbo <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Looking for any examples of "screenwriting" (or any kind of >> pre-visualization writing, whatever form it might take) of experimental >> films. I'm thinking in the line of Hollis Frampton's *Zorn's Lemma* notes >> or William Greaves' treatment of *Symbiopsychotaxiplasm*. I'm >> particularly interested in non-narrative films, films without pre-written >> dialogue, and a diversity of makers-- i.e. time period, mode, gender, >> sexuality, nationality, race, age, etc. >> >> Thanks! >> -Billy Palumbo >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- ....... "Impotent beauty hates understanding...but beauty cannot act."
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