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Tony Conrad -The Flicker
- Thread starter mms
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mms said:does anyone own a copy of this stroboscopic film, or know where i can get one or is it just for museums only ?
Anyone have any knowlidge ?
There's some options other than "i can own a video" and "museums only", eh? The film's readily available for rental from Canyon Cinema in the US http://www.canyoncinema.com/ and LUX in the UK http://www.lux.org.uk/ ... LUX is in London and at worst a "viewing for students and researchers" might be arranged onsite.
I feel compelled to point out that The Flicker is one of a class of films that aren't available on video for good reason: the experience of watching the film does not happen on video -- it's dependent on (a) being projected and (b) on the apparatus of the film projector, the physiological relationship between the eye and the shutter. The Flicker on video is like watching a Doris Day movie & thinking you've learned something about sex.
henrymiller
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u can buy it on dvd from '5 minutes to live' if renting a film from san francisco is beyond yr means.
interesting point re the projector. i'm not 100% sure it's true -- obv the film is about the effect of rhythmic strobing, but doesn't the tv 'project' images at 25 fps anyway? i don't know the science.
certainly being in the dark is an important part of watching it, and having it take up most of yr field of vision is likewise key.
interesting point re the projector. i'm not 100% sure it's true -- obv the film is about the effect of rhythmic strobing, but doesn't the tv 'project' images at 25 fps anyway? i don't know the science.
certainly being in the dark is an important part of watching it, and having it take up most of yr field of vision is likewise key.