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John Whitney Sr.


One of the early pioneers in films made by computer-driven cameras explains and demonstrates his work.    More...

VHS -- 1975, color, 27 minutes



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Hans Richter: Give Chance a Chance


Scripted documentary and interview with artist-sculptor-filmmaker-surrealist Hans Richter.    More...

DVD -- 1973, color, 27 minutes



Price $75.00 -- KVL010 -- Add To Cart

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Len Lye


In this program Lye discusses his work and ideas, demonstrates some of his moving sculptures, and shows clips from his films.    More...

DVD -- 1957, b/w, 26 minutes



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First Light Exhibition Catalog


Robert Haller, Editor

Exhibition Catalog from 1998 series at Anthology Film Archives, New York. Includes articles by William Moritz, Elfriede Fischinger, Fred Camper, Bruce Elder, P. Adams Sitney, Shelley Rice and others.

  

Paperback - 114 pages



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Seven Animations by Dennis Miller


Seven Animations DVD reviewed by David Finkelstein, FilmThreat.com

The seven works on this collection represent Dennis Miller's output over a six-year period, from 1999 to 2005. From the earliest work, "Residue," to the most recent, "Cross Contours," Miller has been exploring ways in which the techniques of musical composition can be applied to sequences of visual images. In some cases, these techniques were applied in deliberate and almost systematic ways, while in others, a more intuitive approach was adopted.    More...

DVD - 60 minutes
Released - 2005



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New!--   Stephanie Maxwell: Animated Works 1984-2007


Stephanie Maxwell

Stephanie Maxwell has been creating stunningly beautiful and original experimental animation for over twenty years. Collected here are all fourteen of Maxwell’s major works from GA (1984) to Runa’s Spell (2007). Also included is a new, fascinating documentary in which Maxwell demonstrates her unique and unusual techniques.

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DVD
Released - 2008



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New!--   5 Thomas Wilfred Lumia Compositions


Clavilux.org/Thomas Wilfred

Excerpts of 5 Lumia compositions from the Epstein Collection. Wilfred was a pioneer of Light Art, and coined the term Lumia to refer to an independent, silent art form.

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DVD - 81 minutes
Released - 2007
NTSC - No Regional restrictions



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Norman McLaren: The Master's Edition


National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is proud to offer unparalleled access to the incomparable work of Norman McLaren with a box set of seven DVDs, bringing together the complete works of Canada's best known filmmaker.

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DVD - 875 minutes
Released - 2006



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George Stadnik - Digital Lumia


Over 20 minutes of new original digital Lumia compositions created between 2003 and 2005. Includes GreenViolet Reflecto with original soundscape by Adam Evans, SunSpot, Meditation II and a digitally enhanced version of Primordial Soup (1975).

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DVD - 20 minutes
All Regions NTSC
Released - 2005



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George Stadnik - Lumia


A 45 minute collection of original broadcast video, multi-media performances and digital lumia pieces created between 1975 and 2003.

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DVD - 45 minutes
All Regions NTSC
Released - 2003



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Slither


Jeffers Egan and Jake Mandell

Slither is the latest collaborative project from Jeffers Egan and Jake Mandell, a 41 minute, 5 track DVD featuring Egan's signature otherworldly visuals and a breathtaking 5.1 surround sound mix from Mandell.

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DVD - 41 minutes
Released - 2002



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Video Out


Produced and Directed by Meredith Finkelstein and Paul Vlachos

From the psychedlic light shows of the 1960s to the heady, early days of experimental video art; From New York's nascent Soho Scene to today's techno underground, Video Out tells the story of live video art over the last thirty years.    More...

DVD - 83 minutes
Released - 2005



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Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941


A DVD Retrospective from the World’s Leading Film Collections, 7 DVDs - 20 hours - 155 Films

Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941, a 7-disc box set of 155 films that runs over 20 hours, reveals the unknown accomplishments of American filmmakers working in the United States and abroad from the invention of cinema until World War II.    More...

7 DVDs - 20 hours - 155 films
Released - 2005



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Music Animation Machine DVD #1


Director: Stephen Malinowski

Music moves, and can be understood just by listening. But a conventional musical score stands still, and can be understood only after years of training. The Music Animation Machine bridges this gap, with a score that moves -- and can be understood just by watching. The experience of watching the Music Animation Machine is a remarkable awakening to the inner structure of music.

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DVD - 82 minutes
Color
Released - 2006



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New!--   Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1893-1941


Edited and annotated by Bruce Posner; Published by Anthology Film Archives

Unseen Cinema catalog features 30 essays, articles, and documents and 65 annotated photographs.

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Paperback - 160 pages
Publication Date - 2001



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Stan Vanderbeek: The Computer Generation


Stan Vanderbeek, pioneering experimental filmmaker, is seen here at work with friend and computer expert Wade Shaw at the sophisticated "new" (1972) computer at the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies.    More...

VHS -- 1972, color, 27 minutes



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New!--   Visual Music from iota


Compiled and Produced by Michael Betancourt

Visual Music from iota, Volume One is a compilation of contemporary work contributed by members of iota’s email discussion group. This collection reflects the variety and complexity of contemporary artists working in Visual Music and abstract animation    More...

DVD - 63 minutes
Released - 2005



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New!--   Thomas Wilfred's Clavilux


Edited by Michael Betancourt

This anthology brings together the few essays on Lumia that were published during Thomas Wilfred's lifetime.

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Paperback - 140 pages
Publication Date - 2006



Price $25.00 -- KB015 -- Add To Cart

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Stan Brakhage: Hand Painted Films


Eleven silent entirely hand painted films from Stan Brakhage, including Night Music, Autumnal, Study in Color and Black and White, Ephemeral Solidarity and others. Includes liner notes by Brakhage. (Re:Voir/USA Collection).    More...

VHS(NTSC) - 40 minutes



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Ken Jenkins, Illumination


"Astonishing beauty...A breakthrough beyond any abstract imagery ever committed to videotape...leaves jawdropping viewers mesmerized." (Billboard)

Illumination is visual music, an experience of light and sound, designed to nurture peace, creativity, and inspiration. Colorful images dance in harmony with celestial, music creating a spellbinding experiences, an enchanting feast for the eyes and ears.    More...

DVD - 42 minutes



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Bill Alves: Computer Video Works


This compilation collects 3 works of composer and video artist Bill Alves: Static Cling, Collateral Damage and Hiway 70. The music and abstract images were composed together and realized entirely through digital technology.

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VHS (NTSC) - 25 minutes



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New!--   Video Out


Produced and Directed by Meredith Finkelstein and Paul Vlachos

From the psychedlic light shows of the 1960s to the heady, early days of experimental video art; From New York's nascent Soho Scene to today's techno underground, Video Out tells the story of live video art over the last thirty years.    More...

DVD - 83 minutes
Released - 2005



Price $30.00 -- KVL036 -- Add To Cart

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New!--   The VJ Book: Inspirations and Practical Advice for Live Visuals Performance


Edited by Paul Spinrad; DVD by Melissa Ulto (VJ Miixxy); Foreword by Jon Schwark (videojon)
Includes Free DVD with Software and Clips


This book and DVD package blends practical information, including hardware and software tips, with cultural context and history, from the 1920s "color concerts" to the '60s psychedelic light shows to the contemporary scene's huge projection screens.    More...

Paperback and DVD - 224 pages
Publication Date - 2005



Price $23.00 -- KB014 -- Add To Cart

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New!--   Norman McLaren: The Collector's Edition


Director: Norman McLaren

This two-volume DVD also contains Creative Process: Norman McLaren, an award-winning documentary directed by Donald McWilliams, that explores McLaren's unique approach to animation and features previously unseen works and outtakes, and Norman McLaren on the Creative Process, a 106-page book of McLaren's reflections on filmmaking.

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DVD - 114 minutes
B&W and Color
Released - 2003



Price $50.00 -- KVL039 -- Add To Cart

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Man Ray Films


This videocassette released in 2001, includes the four films which established Man Ray as a major figure of the 1920s avant-garde cinema: Le Retour à la raison and Emak Bakia (influenced by the Dada spirit). L'Etoile de mer (a surrealist film), Les Mystères du château du dé (bordering on surrealism) as well as eleven short "autobiographical" films.    More...

VHS (NTSC) - 112 minutes



Price $65.00 -- KVL009 -- Add To Cart

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Vanderbeekiana!: Stan Vanderbeek's Vision


The pioneering film experimenter at home discusses work, jokes, found images, toys, inventions, and the importance of his family and friends.    More...

VHS -- 1968, b/w, 27 minutes



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Norman McLaren


The eminent animator and experimental film artist Norman McLaren talks here with film historian William Sloan, and introduces excerpts from his work to illustrate his ideas and techniques.    More...

VHS -- 1970, color, 27 minutes



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Spotworks by Scott Draves


Experience 87 minutes of hypnotic retinal bliss by San Francisco VJ and software artist Spot a.k.a. Scott Draves. Five video tracks sync with electronic music by jhno, Spool, dj vordo, and mbb. Three more tracks sync with music by techno-violin sensation Kenji Williams (ABA Structure), including an original track not released elsewhere. See three unique and original styles: Dub Visuals, Electric Sheep, and Bomb, each with a documentary explanation. Includes looping tracks with solid backgrounds for use by VJs and progressive scan for videophile quality playback. The imagery is all open source.    More...

DVD - 87 minutes
Released - 2004



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Fighting Gravity: Films by Joanna Priestley


"She's the queen of independent animation!" - Bill Plympton

This DVD presents two new films and two documentaries by Joanna Priestley. Included on the DVD is "Utopia Parkway," "Surface Dive," "Fighting Gravity," and others.

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DVD - 70 minutes
Released - 2005



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Glenn McKay, Altered States


Glenn McKay's video will capture your mind with incredible colors and movement set to music from four decades. In four movements, the video starts with vintage rock from Jefferson Airplane, set to McKay's early 60s pulsating sensory overload style. The 70s evolve into a tweaky sound track by Knox Bronson, electronic culture mastermind, with scenes from McKay's world travels in a highly abstracted form. The 80s movement travels into pure geometric and color abstractions, with an uplifting soundtrack by Dean Evenson. The 90s movement goes deep into fantastic liquid color landscapes with a dark, electronic music voyage crafted by Greg Jalbert in collaboration with McKay.    More...

DVD



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Robert Darroll Digital Animations 1990-2001


The films are ravishingly beautiful journeys through the corridors of an inspired imagination. -Gene Youngblood

Between 1990 and 2001, Robert Darroll explored inter-cultural mythology through the use of digital technology in works that combined computer graphics, cel animation, and live action video into five multi-layered visual and auditory collages. These works are now being released on DVD for the first time.    More...

DVD (NTSC) - 44 minutes
Released - 2005



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A. Wallace Rimington's Colour-Music


Included in this special edition is the original patent application for A. Wallace Rimington's Colour Organ, his 1895 speech announcing the new art of colour-music, and the full text of his 1912 book discussing his art in detail, complete with photographs of the Colour Organ, an explanation of the relationship between the musical scale and color, and a lengthy discussion of scientific psychological theory related to color and harmony.

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Paperback - 275 pages
Publication Date - 2004



Price $22.00 -- KB011 -- Add To Cart

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Animation Journal, Volume 7, No. 2, Spring 1999


Journal containing Jordan Belson: Last of the Great Masters by William Moritz and The Unknown Art of Jordan Belson, by Ying Tan. Also includes articles on Abstract Animation by Stephanie Maxwell and Baerbel Neubauer. Editor, Maureen Furniss. Black and white photos.

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Paperback - 96 pages



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Visual Music Instrument Patents: Volume One


by Michael Betancourt

A collection of primary source documents for visual music instruments, often called "color organs," gleaned from the United States Patent Office. Information about these devices is often only available through the inventor's patent applications, but these applications are not currently available except through the time-consuming process of searching Patent Office databases. This volume is an informational resource for those instruments that are already known and studied (Bishop, Rimington, Wilfred, Fischinger), and includes a number of patents for other instruments that have not been examined as thoroughly (Munsell, Hallock-Greenwalt, others). Volume One also includes a few patents that are related to visual music instruments such as systems of notation for writing visual music and devices for determining "color harmony" through a relationship to musical form.

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Paperback - 213 pages
Publication Date - 2004



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Optical Poetry: The Life and Work of Oskar Fischinger


by William Moritz


Moritz enjoyed decades of friendship with Elfriede Fischinger and worked closely with her to bring the work of her late husband to a wider audience. His personal quest culminated with the publication of Optical Poetry, the first critical biography of legendary painter and experimental filmmaker Oskar Fischinger.

Fischinger’s pioneering work in Visual Music was instrumental in shaping animation into a cinematic art form inspiring animators to pursue its creative potential. Optical Poetry includes an extensive filmography and testimonials from those who knew or were influenced by Fischinger.
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Paperback - 246 pages
Publication Date - 2004



Price $27.00 -- KB010 -- Add To Cart

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Relative Orbits: Films by Joanna Priestley


"I have enjoyed her work for years. You have to see this." - Gus Van Sant

Joanna Priestley's DVD includes eight classic films and two documentaries. In "Voices, " Priestley gets across a series of personal phobias in a refreshing and humorous fashion. "She-Bop" features a goddess on a rampage. "All My Relations" is an inventive, hilarious satirization of the pitfalls of romance and "Candyjam" is a whimsical taste of confection by ten filmmakers from four countries. Other films on the DVD are, "Pro and Con," "After the Fall," "Hand Held," and "Grown Up." Bonus features include two documentaries, "Relative Orbits," a 13-minute tour of Joanna Priestley's studio and "Amazons and Ingenues," a 12-minute behind-the-scenes look at how "Voices," "She-Bop," "Pro and Con" and "Grown Up" were made.

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DVD - 78 minutes
Released - 2005



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Andrew Lyons: TSTEX


This Music VR DVD was created with Houdini. Pair of 3D glasses included. PAL format only (plays in US computers); more info at TSTEX website.
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DVD (PAL)



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Galaxy: Avant-Garde Film-makers Look Across Space and Time


Robert Haller

Exhibition Catalog from touring series produced by Anthology Film Archives, curated by Robert Haller. Includes essays on Ed Emshwiller, Jim Davis, Oskar Fischinger, Stan Brakhage and others. 2001, English and French, black and white photos.

  

Paperback - 56 pages



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Articulated Light: The Emergence of Abstract Film in America


Catalog/Program Notes from 1995 series sponsored by Harvard Film Archive and Anthology Film Archives. Includes essays by William Moritz, Oskar Fischinger, Stan Brakhage, Harry Smith, Mary Ellen Bute, Robert Haller and others.

  

Paperback - 16 pages



Price $8.00 -- KB003 -- Add To Cart

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