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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970529703321

Autore

Small Edward S. <1939->

Titolo

Direct theory : experimental motion pictures as major genre / / Edward S. Small and Timothy W. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8093-3214-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonTimothy W. <1940->

Disciplina

791.43/611

Soggetti

Motion pictures - History

Experimental films - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Experimental motion pictures as direct theory -- Experimental motion pictures as major genre -- The European avant-garde -- The American avant-garde and the American underground -- Expanded cinema and visionary film -- Experimental video -- Digital experimental motion pictures.

Sommario/riassunto

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.