| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Experimental Motion Pictures as Direct Theory; 2. Experimental Motion Pictures as Major Genre; 3. The European Avant-Garde; 4. The American Avant-Garde and the American Underground; 5. Expanded Cinema and Visionary Film; 6. Experimental Video; 7. Digital Experimental Motion Pictures; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Author Biographies; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Making the case for the significance of experimental motion pictures Undulating water patterns; designs etched or painted directly onto clear or black film leader; computer-generated, pulsating, multihued light tapestries-the visual images that often constitute experimental motion pictures are unlike anything found in either fictive narratives or documentary works. Thus, Direct Theory provides an historical and theoretical survey of this overlooked and misunderstood body of international films, videos, and digital productions that offers a strong case for the |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- History.
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Experimental films -- History and criticism
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Experimental films
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Motion pictures
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1299754481 |
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9781299754485 |
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