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The Resource The amateur as auteur : discovering paradise in pictures, Anthology Film Archives in association with British Film Institute, Cineric, Inc., Deutsches Filmmuseum, Film Preservation Associates, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art present ; curator: Bruce Posner ; DVD producer: David Shepard

The amateur as auteur : discovering paradise in pictures, Anthology Film Archives in association with British Film Institute, Cineric, Inc., Deutsches Filmmuseum, Film Preservation Associates, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art present ; curator: Bruce Posner ; DVD producer: David Shepard

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Summary
American experimental film has existed since the technological inception of cinema, through its adolescent rambles of 1900-1919, rising phoenix-like during the high silent era, and finally matured and spread throughout the '30's and onward. The background against which the experimentalists toiled provides a fascinating review of Americana coupled with numerous cross-currents, successes and failures, and an unfailing desire to create on film an image that can be viewed as an independent and provocative art. These home-made films incorporate avant-garde strategies and techniques to achieve a true sense of cinematic intimacy
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (175 min.)
Note
  • Special features: DVD-ROM accessible features (Filmmaker biographies and photo gallery ; Acknowledgments ; Sponsors ; Film note authors ; Musicians ; Credits) -- Essay "Where the Buffalo Roamed...Relative Histories of an Early American Avant-Garde Film" by film historian Bruce Posner, in booklet accompanying Disc 1
  • Image Entertainment: ID0592DSDVD (set)
Contents
  • (1931) (29 min.)
  • Stewart family home movies
  • Archie Stewart
  • (1935-39) (33 min.)
  • Children's party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (10 min.)
  • Cotillion
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (9 min.)
  • Case sound tests
  • Midnight party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (4 min.)
  • Haiti
  • Rudy Burckhardt
  • (1938) (16 min.)
  • Tree trunk to head
  • Lewis Jacobs ; Film Associates
  • (1937-38) (35 min.)
  • Bicycle polo at San Mateo
  • Theodore Case
  • Frank Stauffacher
  • (1940-42) (3 min.)
  • 1126 Dewey Ave., Apt 207
  • attributed to John C. Hecker
  • (1939) (3 min.)
  • (c. 1924-25) (8 min.)
  • Windy Ledge farm
  • Elizabeth Woodman Wright
  • (c. 1929-34) (18 min.)
  • Day in Santa Fe
  • Lynn Riggs and James Hughes
Instance
Label
The amateur as auteur : discovering paradise in pictures
Title
The amateur as auteur
Title remainder
discovering paradise in pictures
Statement of responsibility
Anthology Film Archives in association with British Film Institute, Cineric, Inc., Deutsches Filmmuseum, Film Preservation Associates, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art present ; curator: Bruce Posner ; DVD producer: David Shepard
Title variation
Discovering paradise in pictures
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
American experimental film has existed since the technological inception of cinema, through its adolescent rambles of 1900-1919, rising phoenix-like during the high silent era, and finally matured and spread throughout the '30's and onward. The background against which the experimentalists toiled provides a fascinating review of Americana coupled with numerous cross-currents, successes and failures, and an unfailing desire to create on film an image that can be viewed as an independent and provocative art. These home-made films incorporate avant-garde strategies and techniques to achieve a true sense of cinematic intimacy
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SFR
Characteristic
videorecording
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1953-
  • 1888-1944
  • 1885-1961
  • 1899-1954
  • 1902-1998
  • 1934-
  • 1916-1955
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Posner, Bruce Charles
  • Shepard, David
  • Case, Theodore W.
  • Wright, Elizabeth Woodman
  • Riggs, Lynn
  • Hughes, James
  • Stewart, Archie
  • Cornell, Joseph
  • Jordan, Larry
  • Burckhardt, Rudy
  • Jacobs, Lewis
  • Stauffacher, Frank
  • Hecker, John C
  • Anthology Film Archives
  • Eastman Kodak Company
  • British Film Institute
  • Cineric (Firm)
  • Deutsches Filmmuseum Frankfurt am Main
  • Film Preservation Associates
  • George Eastman House
  • Library of Congress
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
  • Image Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
175
Series statement
Unseen cinema : Early American avant-garde film 1894-1941
Series volume
6
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Experimental films
  • Motion pictures
  • Amateur films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The amateur as auteur : discovering paradise in pictures, Anthology Film Archives in association with British Film Institute, Cineric, Inc., Deutsches Filmmuseum, Film Preservation Associates, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art present ; curator: Bruce Posner ; DVD producer: David Shepard
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Special features: DVD-ROM accessible features (Filmmaker biographies and photo gallery ; Acknowledgments ; Sponsors ; Film note authors ; Musicians ; Credits) -- Essay "Where the Buffalo Roamed...Relative Histories of an Early American Avant-Garde Film" by film historian Bruce Posner, in booklet accompanying Disc 1
  • Image Entertainment: ID0592DSDVD (set)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • (1931) (29 min.)
  • Stewart family home movies
  • Archie Stewart
  • (1935-39) (33 min.)
  • Children's party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (10 min.)
  • Cotillion
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (9 min.)
  • Case sound tests
  • Midnight party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (4 min.)
  • Haiti
  • Rudy Burckhardt
  • (1938) (16 min.)
  • Tree trunk to head
  • Lewis Jacobs ; Film Associates
  • (1937-38) (35 min.)
  • Bicycle polo at San Mateo
  • Theodore Case
  • Frank Stauffacher
  • (1940-42) (3 min.)
  • 1126 Dewey Ave., Apt 207
  • attributed to John C. Hecker
  • (1939) (3 min.)
  • (c. 1924-25) (8 min.)
  • Windy Ledge farm
  • Elizabeth Woodman Wright
  • (c. 1929-34) (18 min.)
  • Day in Santa Fe
  • Lynn Riggs and James Hughes
Control code
226264613
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (175 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
014381059229 (set)
Other physical details
sound & silent, black and white, color tinted, and color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
av00065171
Publisher number
ID0592DSDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The amateur as auteur : discovering paradise in pictures, Anthology Film Archives in association with British Film Institute, Cineric, Inc., Deutsches Filmmuseum, Film Preservation Associates, George Eastman House, The Library of Congress, The Museum of Modern Art present ; curator: Bruce Posner ; DVD producer: David Shepard
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Special features: DVD-ROM accessible features (Filmmaker biographies and photo gallery ; Acknowledgments ; Sponsors ; Film note authors ; Musicians ; Credits) -- Essay "Where the Buffalo Roamed...Relative Histories of an Early American Avant-Garde Film" by film historian Bruce Posner, in booklet accompanying Disc 1
  • Image Entertainment: ID0592DSDVD (set)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • (1931) (29 min.)
  • Stewart family home movies
  • Archie Stewart
  • (1935-39) (33 min.)
  • Children's party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (10 min.)
  • Cotillion
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (9 min.)
  • Case sound tests
  • Midnight party
  • Joseph Cornell, completed by Lawrence Jordan ;
  • (c. 1938-68) (4 min.)
  • Haiti
  • Rudy Burckhardt
  • (1938) (16 min.)
  • Tree trunk to head
  • Lewis Jacobs ; Film Associates
  • (1937-38) (35 min.)
  • Bicycle polo at San Mateo
  • Theodore Case
  • Frank Stauffacher
  • (1940-42) (3 min.)
  • 1126 Dewey Ave., Apt 207
  • attributed to John C. Hecker
  • (1939) (3 min.)
  • (c. 1924-25) (8 min.)
  • Windy Ledge farm
  • Elizabeth Woodman Wright
  • (c. 1929-34) (18 min.)
  • Day in Santa Fe
  • Lynn Riggs and James Hughes
Control code
226264613
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (175 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
014381059229 (set)
Other physical details
sound & silent, black and white, color tinted, and color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
av00065171
Publisher number
ID0592DSDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD format
Video recording format
DVD

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