Re: [Frameworks] Jazz Music and Avant-Garde Film

[John McAndrew]

Has anyone mentioned Paula Gladstone's 1980 film 'The Dancing Soul Of The
Walking People' yet? I seem to recall Duke Ellington, Alice Coltrane,
Anthony Braxton, The Art Ensemble of Chicago and some others featuring on
the soundtrack.

Incidentally, I would LOVE to see this film be released on Blu-Ray - I saw
it twice in its restored glory at the Bradford International Film Festival
in 2013 and it easily stands as one of the most beautiful films I've ever
experienced... one for RE:VOIR to release perhaps?

John
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[Frameworks] Contact email for Sarah Markgraf? / Paul Sharits book

[John McAndrew]

Hello all,

Could someone possibly forward me a contact email address for Sarah
Markgraf who edited the recent 'I Was a Flawed Modernist' book of Paul
Sharits' writings?

The Film-Makers Cooperative published this limited edition book earlier
this year, but almost two weeks later they still haven't responded to the
email I sent them in regards to purchasing a copy. The only other place to
buy it online seems to be a broken ecwid link they made which has wildly
inaccurate shipping fees for sending it to the United Kingdom (the total
price comes to over $200!):
https://store6765013.ecwid.com/#!/I-Was-a-Flawed-Modernist-Collected-Writings-of-and-Stories-about-Paul-Sharits/p/78251466/category=0

I did see Sarah comment to a public Facebook post about the book with the
suggestion of purchasing it directly from her, but I don't have an account
to message her directly, nor do I intend to rejoin the site. It seems such
a pity that a monumental publication like this has not received due care in
its promotion and distribution...

If I can't buy it directly from Sarah, I would greatly appreciate being
provided with another link to buy it, or my message being forwarded to
another seller or individual that has it for sale online - preferably with
slightly more realistic shipping prices!

Best,
John
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Re: [Frameworks] mental problems

[John McAndrew]

I highly recommend the freak out scene/s in the 1978 film Death Drug - it's
a clusterfuck of slowed down video, overlaid synth effects (both visual and
audio), cheesy hallucinations and completely over the top acting from Miami
Vice's Philip Michael Thomas - has to be seen to be believed! The full film
is on YouTube.

John
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Re: [Frameworks] Introductory books on experimental cinema

[John McAndrew]

I'd say just start with books that are easily available and cheap to pick
up, like A.L. Rees' A History of Experimental Film and Video, published by
the British Film Institute (either edition is fine). I don't think
bombarding someone with a list of 30 or so books as an "introduction" is a
good idea... if they want to research the subject further then they can
investigate some of those other titles in the bibliography at the end of
that book - you know, after they've first finished reading it.

John
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Re: [Frameworks] 40 years of VHS - short video recommendations?

[John McAndrew]

Hi Richard,

For a screening of abstract video/digital works I programmed at Leeds
International Film Festival in 2011 called "Destructural Video", I screened
an excerpt from Neil Gravander's video "Improvisations for Hand-Spun Video
Springer"; the artist modified a VCR so that tapes could be played
backwards and forwards at varying speeds like a tape reel or turntable. For
me, it brought to mind the stuttering film work of Martin Arnold and the
laserdisc experiments of Raphael Montañez Ortiz, but using domestic video
equipment. Video link here: https://vimeo.com/81828111

The screening came about by the way from my research into medium-specific
video art for my undergraduate degree - I was very interested in the glitch
art movement happening then and trying to find similarities with early
artists' video and structuralist/structuralist film aesthetics. It's still
a subject that interests me - if I think of more examples that are
specifically related to the VHS format itself (rather than other consumer
video formats), I'll let you know.

John



Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:27:17 +0100
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Re: [Frameworks] Women filmmaker autobiographies

[John McAndrew]

It's not necessarily about filmmaking specifically, but 'Video Days; And
What We Saw Through The Viewfinder' by Nancy Cain could be considered.

John
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[Frameworks] For sale: William C. Wees' Recycled Images and other film/video related books

[John McAndrew]

Hello all,

I've been having a major clear out of my book collection and realised I've
got a duplicate copy of this apparently OOP book published by Anthology
Film Archives in 1993 which I'm happy to sell. It's in excellent condition
with no damage to the covers and clean unmarked pages. I'm not sure of its
value as the only copies I can find are on Amazon which are extremely
overpriced and without descriptions (i.e. the sellers probably don't
possess any copies for sale), so why not make me an offer? You can either
reply to me here or to my dedicated email address which is
negativebo...@gmail.dot.com. I'm based in the United Kingdom and accept
payment in Pound Sterling through PayPal, and also bank transfer/cheque for
people who have a UK bank.

I have a whole bunch of other interesting books that I'm prepared to sell
too (including ones on experimental cinema and video art), you can find the
complete list here at negativebooks.tumblr.com/booklist. Again, please make
me offers on them! I'm more than happy to combine orders to reduce postage
costs. Conditions of the books vary as most are used and secondhand, but I
can send detailed descriptions and photos if any titles specifically
interest you.

Many thanks,
John
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Re: [Frameworks] Books on the History of Avant-Garde film in US

[John McAndrew]

Sorry, replace some mentions of Parts with Volumes - it's all very
confusing!

On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 1:30 PM, John McAndrew jj.mcand...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Hello,

 I noticed a few Maya Deren books in this excellent compiled list (of which
 I own around half of the 60 titles, the rest will be seeked out!) and it
 made me think - were the remaining two volumes of VèVè Clark, Millicent
 Hodson and Catrina Neiman's three volume biography and collected works 'The
 Legend Of Maya Deren' (published by Anthology Film Archives) ever released?

 Part Two of Volume I was published in 1988 and though it mentions the
 other two forthcoming parts on the dustjacket, I can't seem to find mention
 of them on websites like Amazon. I did a quick google search and a
 bookseller's website said Part Two was due to be published in 1997 and the
 third volume was completed but not yet in production. I also read
 that VèVè Clark sadly died in 2007. Can anyone offer any more information
 on these remaining volumes? Did the project collapse along with Film
 Culture in 1996?

 Thanks,
 John

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Re: [Frameworks] Books on the History of Avant-Garde film in US

[John McAndrew]

Hello,

I noticed a few Maya Deren books in this excellent compiled list (of which
I own around half of the 60 titles, the rest will be seeked out!) and it
made me think - were the remaining two volumes of VèVè Clark, Millicent
Hodson and Catrina Neiman's three volume biography and collected works 'The
Legend Of Maya Deren' (published by Anthology Film Archives) ever released?

Part Two of Volume I was published in 1988 and though it mentions the other
two forthcoming parts on the dustjacket, I can't seem to find mention of
them on websites like Amazon. I did a quick google search and a
bookseller's website said Part Two was due to be published in 1997 and the
third volume was completed but not yet in production. I also read
that VèVè Clark sadly died in 2007. Can anyone offer any more information
on these remaining volumes? Did the project collapse along with Film
Culture in 1996?

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

[John McAndrew]

The recent mainstream film Limitless uses an infinite zoom in effect in
the opening credits sequence and during a montage or two.

On a similar note, check out the educational film Powers of Ten:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0

John
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