Unseen Cinema: The Mechanized Eye, Experiments in Technique and Form
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Unseen Cinema: The Mechanized Eye, Experiments in Technique and Form
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United States : Anthology Film Archives
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DVD-ROM (161 min.)
Contents Summary
Early American avant-garde cinema from 1894-1941. The dynamic qualities of motion pictures are explored by cameramen and filmmakers through novel experiments in technique and form. Early cinematographers James White, "Billy" Bitzer, and Frederick Armitage display experimental shooting styles that wowed audiences. Other independent companies further image manipulation through creative staging, editing, and printing, such as a stunning three-screen film that predates Gance's Napoleon. Experiments by photographer Walker Evans, painter Emlen Etting, musician Jerome Hill, and the film collectives Nykino and Artkino record the world in a continual process of flux. A most extreme approach is realized by Henwar Rodakiewicz with Portrait of a Young Man (1925-31), a monumental study of natural and abstract motions. 18 FILMS: 5 Paris Exposition Films (1900)—James White Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace (1900) Palace of Electricity (1900) Champs de Mars (1900) Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900) Scene from Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower (1900) Captain Nissen Going through Whirpool Rapids, Niagra Falls (1901)—creators unknown Down the Hudson (1903)—Frederick Armitage & A.E. Weed The Ghost Train (1903)—creators unknown Westinghouse Works, Panorama View Street Car Motor Room (1904)—G.W. "Billy" Bitzer In Youth, Beside the Lonely Sea (c. 1924-25)—creators unknown Melody on Parade (c. 1936)—creators unknown La Cartomancienne (The Fortune Teller) (1932)—Jerome Hill Pie in the Sky (1934-35)—Nykino: Elia Kazan, Ralph Steiner & Irving Lerner Travel Notes (1932)—Walker Evans Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1930-33)—Artkino: M.G. MacPherson & Jean Michelson Poem 8 (1932-33)—Emlen Etting Storm (1941-43)—Paul Burnford Portrait of a Young Man (1925-31)—Henwar Rodakiewicz
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
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| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1313 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Unseen Cinema: The Mechanized Eye, Experiments in Technique and Form
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00002965
Moving ImageGeneral Information
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General Information
Original Title
Unseen Cinema: The Mechanized Eye, Experiments in Technique and Form
General Information
Published
United States : Anthology Film Archives
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (161 min.)
Contents Summary
Early American avant-garde cinema from 1894-1941. The dynamic qualities of motion pictures are explored by cameramen and filmmakers through novel experiments in technique and form. Early cinematographers James White, "Billy" Bitzer, and Frederick Armitage display experimental shooting styles that wowed audiences. Other independent companies further image manipulation through creative staging, editing, and printing, such as a stunning three-screen film that predates Gance's Napoleon. Experiments by photographer Walker Evans, painter Emlen Etting, musician Jerome Hill, and the film collectives Nykino and Artkino record the world in a continual process of flux. A most extreme approach is realized by Henwar Rodakiewicz with Portrait of a Young Man (1925-31), a monumental study of natural and abstract motions. 18 FILMS: 5 Paris Exposition Films (1900)—James White Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace (1900) Palace of Electricity (1900) Champs de Mars (1900) Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900) Scene from Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower (1900) Captain Nissen Going through Whirpool Rapids, Niagra Falls (1901)—creators unknown Down the Hudson (1903)—Frederick Armitage & A.E. Weed The Ghost Train (1903)—creators unknown Westinghouse Works, Panorama View Street Car Motor Room (1904)—G.W. "Billy" Bitzer In Youth, Beside the Lonely Sea (c. 1924-25)—creators unknown Melody on Parade (c. 1936)—creators unknown La Cartomancienne (The Fortune Teller) (1932)—Jerome Hill Pie in the Sky (1934-35)—Nykino: Elia Kazan, Ralph Steiner & Irving Lerner Travel Notes (1932)—Walker Evans Oil: A Symphony in Motion (1930-33)—Artkino: M.G. MacPherson & Jean Michelson Poem 8 (1932-33)—Emlen Etting Storm (1941-43)—Paul Burnford Portrait of a Young Man (1925-31)—Henwar Rodakiewicz
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