Re: [Frameworks] Lying as a theme

2017-02-21 Thread Peter Mudie
Mike Snow¹s ŒSo Is This¹ Peter (Perth) On 22/02/2017 9:49 am, "FrameWorks on behalf of Morgan Hoyle-Combs" wrote: >Hello > >Does anyone know of any film (essay/diary/doc) where lying is a theme or >the main focus? I

Re: [Frameworks] Feature 16mm FILM Kickstarter

2016-12-24 Thread Peter Mudie
Me too - but I think adding a filter to knock out Œbunny rabbit research¹ queries (and replies that include the word ŒBugs¹) would be immensely welcome. Just a suggestion (also in the spirit of giving), Peter (Perth) On 25/12/2016 6:39 am, "FrameWorks on behalf of Chuck Kleinhans"

Re: [Frameworks] AVANT16 -- So Is This

2016-06-27 Thread Peter Mudie
La Région Centrale: le plus spectaculaire de tous! Peter (Perth) From: FrameWorks > on behalf of John Sundholm > Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion

Re: [Frameworks] Exemplary Sound Design in AG Film

2016-05-16 Thread Peter Mudie
Mike Leggett’s VISTASOUND (1981) – superb. Peter (Perth) From: FrameWorks > on behalf of lindsay mcintyre > Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] Lis Rhodes? Dynamo Dresden fan? + synch?

2016-02-27 Thread Peter Mudie
My father was a 18 year old tail gunner on a RCAF Lancaster bomber involved in the night bombings of Dresden – his stories were soul destroying (to say the least). I don’t see (nor hear) any connection between the Dresden bombings during WW2 and Lis’ film, what I see is a fantastic set of

Re: [Frameworks] 360 degrees

2016-02-18 Thread Peter Mudie
John Dunkley-Smith’s BACK IN BEDFORD (1976) is based on a repeated 360 degree tracking circuit of a quiet city block in Bedford (the UK one) - great film, one of my favourites… Peter (back in Perth) From: FrameWorks

Re: [Frameworks] Arri SR Accessories?

2015-10-12 Thread Peter Mudie
I’ve got a matte box/bellows for an Arri ST – the bar mounts on the upper camera body (but I think it can be mounted via a bottom channel on the SR). Peter (Perth) From: FrameWorks > on behalf of

Re: [Frameworks] research question: pos/neg-film and chemistry on film

2015-05-08 Thread Peter Mudie
Yes No Maybe Maybe Not (Malcolm Le Grice, 1967) Peter (Perth) From: Rick Prelinger foot...@panix.commailto:foot...@panix.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Date: Saturday, 9 May 2015 6:45 am To: Experimental Film

Re: [Frameworks] What are the 3 Essential Films that you would show Artists on their first foray into the Moving Image Realm ?

2015-03-27 Thread Peter Mudie
Wavelength (Snow, 1967); Zorns Lemma (Frampton, 1970); Arnulf Rainer (Kubelka, 1960) - in that order. Peter (Perth) On 28/03/2015 9:47 am, Bernard Roddy rodd...@yahoo.com wrote: I taught an introductory course in which I framed things under the terms underground, avant-garde, studio-art video,

Re: [Frameworks] Optical sound - Structural film

2015-02-11 Thread Peter Mudie
Rarely discussed, but a fantastic film – one of the best from the LFMC. Peter (Perth) From: Pip Chodorov framewo...@re-voir.commailto:framewo...@re-voir.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Date: Wednesday, 11

Re: [Frameworks] Duncan Campbell

2014-12-10 Thread Peter Mudie
Good essay – basically, head to the Tate and spend 55 minutes in front of JMW’s Rouen Cathedral instead. Peter (Perth) From: nicky.ham...@talktalk.netmailto:nicky.ham...@talktalk.net nicky.ham...@talktalk.netmailto:nicky.ham...@talktalk.net Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] A.L. Rees, 1949­2014

2014-12-03 Thread Peter Mudie
Very sad news. Vale – A. L. Rees. Peter (Perth) From: nicky.ham...@talktalk.netmailto:nicky.ham...@talktalk.net nicky.ham...@talktalk.netmailto:nicky.ham...@talktalk.net Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Date:

Re: [Frameworks] Arnulf Rainer - historical detail

2014-11-14 Thread Peter Mudie
There’s this thing called the net: http://vimeo.com/45572792 (about 59 minutes in) Peter (Perth) From: Esperanza Collado esperanzacolla...@gmail.commailto:esperanzacolla...@gmail.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com

Re: [Frameworks] Getting in touch with Scorsese - Exprmntl Documentary

2014-11-04 Thread Peter Mudie
Just contact him directly through Linkedin – if you’re not a member, join (and face the spam emails for a bit until you finish your business with Martin – then quit). Peter (Perth) From: christopher nigel christophernige...@gmail.commailto:christophernige...@gmail.com Reply-To: Experimental

Re: [Frameworks] Solar Energy to Help Power Film Screenings at Cobble Hill Cinemas

2014-09-04 Thread Peter Mudie
Great effort – if it gets cloudy they can show some noir classics (and get everybody worked up over gender stereotypes). Peter (Perth) From: Elizabeth McMahon elizmcma...@gmail.commailto:elizmcma...@gmail.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] Max MSP/Jitter

2014-08-06 Thread Peter Mudie
That ‘Video Silence’ piece is fascinating. Peter (Perth) From: Zach Poff z...@zachpoff.commailto:z...@zachpoff.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Date: Wednesday, 6 August 2014 9:39 pm To:

Re: [Frameworks] The Hand-Processing Chemistry Scheme.

2014-07-23 Thread Peter Mudie
Please don’t put chemistry inside a Bolex – even the clockwind ones aren’t that robust. Peter (Perth) From: Matilda Thomas matilda.lily.tho...@gmail.commailto:matilda.lily.tho...@gmail.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] cloud storage question

2014-06-03 Thread Peter Mudie
By their very nature clouds dissipate and vanish. I¹ve always felt it may only be good as a temporary option - storing the data on external hd¹s that can keep up with os upgrades the preferred choice. Peter Perth On 4/06/2014 12:57 pm, Fred Camper f...@fredcamper.com wrote: I've been using

Re: [Frameworks] screening announcement

2014-05-15 Thread Peter Mudie
That’s a lot of syllables – must be some pretty great things going on there. Peter From: minou minou.noro...@gmail.commailto:minou.noro...@gmail.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Date: Thursday, 15 May 2014 9:21 pm

Re: [Frameworks] Advice with screening format for festival. Help!

2014-04-27 Thread Peter Mudie
Good on Jonas for pointing out the obvious. If you can’t view films at festivals where can you? Peter Perth On 28/04/2014 8:48 am, Pip Chodorov framewo...@re-voir.com wrote: Films when scanned may look like film but for some films it is more important what they are than what they look like. I

Re: [Frameworks] query for those who teach filmmaking

2014-04-23 Thread Peter Mudie
Then again, with all the dross out in the world, some people/students should never be allowed to make a film/video. Peter (Perth) On 24/04/2014 8:12 am, Aaron F. Ross aa...@digitalartsguild.com wrote: It's true, professors with tenure can ignore the changing times. There's no accountability and

Re: [Frameworks] query for those who teach filmmaking

2014-04-17 Thread Peter Mudie
I still use FCP myself but advised the faculty to move everything to FCPX 2 or 3 years ago. FCP just couldn’t keep up with Apple’s persistent OSX changes (Lion, Mountain Lion now Maverick) which left video editing way back in the pre-Raphaelite doldrums. FCPX is a clunker, consumer grade

Re: [Frameworks] Experiments in Cinema v9.72 is just around the corner!

2014-04-01 Thread Peter Mudie
That’s ok - it may be that others are looking for help to get to New Mexico as well. Peter From: Bill Basquin billbasq...@earthlink.netmailto:billbasq...@earthlink.net Reply-To: Bill Basquin billbasq...@earthlink.netmailto:billbasq...@earthlink.net, Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] Paul Sharits multi-projection question

2014-04-01 Thread Peter Mudie
Andy – you slowly move the left projector to the right and the right projector to the left until the frames align as one. Peter (Perth) From: Andy Ditzler a...@andyditzler.commailto:a...@andyditzler.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] banned films?

2014-03-28 Thread Peter Mudie
Aggy Read’s BOOBS A LOT was banned in the ‘60s – Canyon should still have a print. Peter (hoping not to bump into some airplane pieces when I go for a surf, Perth) From: Abigail Severance bellec...@mac.commailto:bellec...@mac.com Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List

Re: [Frameworks] eyemo lens adapter

2014-03-08 Thread Peter Mudie
On Mar 8, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Jeff Kreines wrote: Calkvsky and “next to nothing” in the same sentence? Really? He’s legendary on eBay for prices that make one ask what he/she is smoking. haha ha so true! Apparently he is right here in Petaluma. And one could assume that Petaluma isn't an

Re: [Frameworks] 35mm slides from digital files

2014-03-04 Thread Peter Mudie
Pablo, Get your screen shot on good quality bw neg, process and then contact print it in your darkroom to Kodak's 5302 Fine Grained Release Positive film (http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Products/Distribution_And_Exhibition/5302.htm) - it is blue light sensitive (therefore you can develop it in

Re: [Frameworks] Installation works that incorporate hand-painted film

2014-02-27 Thread Peter Mudie
Has anyone mentioned Lis Rhodes in London? Legendary, fantastic spatial/temporal works. Peter (Perth) Hi Adam, I'm curious, why the RFI? I've been working on a series of 16mm spore print films since 2009/2010. They are most effective when exhibited as installations and/or live performances. You

Re: [Frameworks] women and crime

2014-01-23 Thread Peter Mudie
Yes, it's like asking someone to help you find canned beans at Safeway. Peter (Perth) There's actually quite a bit in the mainstream: for groups: start with the TV series Orphan Black (first season on Blu-ray and DVD now, second season starts this spring); also earlier, Doll House also pretty

Re: [Frameworks] insect islands

2013-12-20 Thread Peter Mudie
That's actually your 5th reply… (just saying) I'm sorry, the connection didn't work well and I reply four times! This dvd could be helpful: Secrets Of Nature http://filmstore.bfi.org.uk/acatalog/info_16864.html De: Kenneth Curwood

Re: [Frameworks] Premiere export for projection

2013-12-08 Thread Peter Mudie
You've got to wonder why people keep 'effing around with pc codecs and searching around endlessly in hidden directories for files when there is such a thing called a Mac. Add up your hours and I think you'll find a Mac would pay for itself within a month. Heave the cryptic multi-tasking Edsel into

Re: [Frameworks] editing 16mm

2013-11-25 Thread Peter Mudie
There are a number of filmmakers who have made the splice, and the quality of the cut, extremely important - Peter Gidal is (arguably) the most important of these. If you think about it, it is an attribute of shaping time which can be used - you may want to. Stan's 'wink' is a wonderfully

Re: [Frameworks] Sound - Structural Film / New Formal Film

2013-07-08 Thread Peter Mudie
Mike Leggett films are especially fascinating – perhaps the most articulate exploration of the sound/image relationship out of all his films is VISTASOUND. Peter Larry Gottheim's MOUCHES VOLANTES; FOUR SHADOWS; TREE OF KNOWLEDGE; MNEMOSYNE, MOTHER OF MUSES. Gottheim can be reached at

Re: [Frameworks] Liquid Light onto clear 16mm - any tips?

2013-06-10 Thread Peter Mudie
Why Liquid Light? It's such a flimsy and temperamental coating, I've never really seen it live up to any of its claims over 20 years – even on crockery. Why don't you simply use Kodak Fine Grain Release stock (7302) - you expose it under an enlarger, you can process in traditional bw print

Re: [Frameworks] Proustian Cinema

2013-06-08 Thread Peter Mudie
So Is This – Michael Snow Last Year at Marienbad, of course. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 7, 2013, at 1:11 PM, Benjamin R. Taylor cont...@benjaminrtaylor.commailto:cont...@benjaminrtaylor.com wrote: Sorry, just to clarify 'Proustian' a bit more: I'm thinking of films that are being used as a

Re: [Frameworks] painted film finisher

2013-05-27 Thread Peter Mudie
Try some clear lacquer spray – if you spray it on and add another couple of fine coats when its still wet, the lay-off should be smooth and it will be fairly flexible. I've done this in the past and you have to get the lacquer to 'soak' over/around your mark making while wet without skimming

Re: [Frameworks] Dizziness and Disorientation

2013-04-01 Thread Peter Mudie
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

Re: [Frameworks] fast film

2013-03-14 Thread Peter Mudie
I think he meant you push it one stop (or f-stop on your lens) – you have to use a different developer to retain the grain. You can either under-expose by setting your metre on a different rating, or simply open your lens by one-stop every time you metre a situation (inset it f4 if you metre

Re: [Frameworks] Let's define things

2013-03-05 Thread Peter Mudie
It was just stupid, that's all. The author tries (but comes across as stupid), the editor who is responsible must be stupid, the publication is pretty stupid for printing it. A stupidathon, full circle – even without scrutinising bears, that's credibility in a non-return airmail package to

Re: [Frameworks] Silence

2013-03-05 Thread Peter Mudie
Start at the very heart of representational matter: Kazimir Malevich (Black Square, 1915) and (White on White, 1918) …then look at Malcolm Le Grice's 'Blind White Duration' (1968) and Peter Gidal's 'Room Film 1973' (1973). P http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/silence On Tue, Mar 5, 2013

Re: [Frameworks] voyeurism / street photography in exp cinema

2013-01-26 Thread Peter Mudie
There's also the second section of Hollis' 'Surface Tension' (which may be the one you're referring toŠ. Quoting David Tetzlaff djte...@gmail.com: Anyway, there's the Frampton walk-through-NYC film (forget the name), Ordinary Matter. That walk through NYC continues to, um, Stonhenge... Fred

Re: [Frameworks] Films that utilize the zoom lens?

2013-01-05 Thread Peter Mudie
Zoom Lapse – John Du Cane, 1975 (UK) Accretion – John Du Cane, 1977 (I think – also UK) Peter Hello Frameworks, I'm hoping you can suggest some films (experimental or otherwise) to look at that utilize the zoom lens (the active, moving zoom). So far I have looked at these: WAVELENGTH by

Re: [Frameworks] Downloading Fair Use Video from You Tube

2013-01-05 Thread Peter Mudie
Wondershare Free YouTube Downloader – operates on any browser: (http://www.wondershare.com/pro/free-youtube-downloader.html) No need to upgrade to the 'pro' version (unless you want to set batch downloads) The videos come in a flv files – just crunch them (to whatever format) with:

Re: [Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture

2012-12-14 Thread Peter Mudie
Fergus Walking (part 2 in the 3 part Autumn Scenes) – William Raban, UK (not US), 1978. P And Death Race 2000. On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Fred Camper f...@fredcamper.commailto:f...@fredcamper.com wrote: Quoting Bryan Konefsky bkonef...@gmail.commailto:bkonef...@gmail.com: Hello

Re: [Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture

2012-12-14 Thread Peter Mudie
Seated Figures – Michael Snow, Cdn., 1988. P Fergus Walking (part 2 in the 3 part Autumn Scenes) – William Raban, UK (not US), 1978. P And Death Race 2000. On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Fred Camper f...@fredcamper.commailto:f...@fredcamper.com wrote: Quoting Bryan Konefsky

Re: [Frameworks] new critical studies film course in car culture

2012-12-14 Thread Peter Mudie
Oops, forgot: Taxi Driver, Scorcese 1976. From an institutional point of view, I would imagine a course on cars in film would be very popular – almost every exchange based product out of Hollywood features a car in the obligatory chase sequence. But if it's a critical course I would imagine

Re: [Frameworks] Interesting (?) Question

2012-07-03 Thread Peter Mudie
That flatbed Moviola would have cost around $8000 in 1980 (an upright one around $1500 - $2500); a set of rewinds (single reel) about $200; a gang-sync around $650 and a tape splicer around $250; a 'baby' Steenbeck (4 plate, 1 x pix/I x snd) around $4-5000; a 6-plate (1 x pix/ 2 x snd) around