Mothlight is a silent collage film that incorporates real world elements. January 14, 1933 march 9, 2003, better known as stan brakhage, was an american nonnarrative filmmaker. Birkbeck university is screening a series of stan brakhages hand painted. Film production can, therefore, take as little as one person with a camera or even without a camera, as in stan brakhages 1963 film mothlight, or thousands of actors, extras, and crew members for a liveaction, featurelength epic.
Brakhage was a poet of his medium, an artisan attentive to the plastic possibilities offered by cinema as a tool. Download the discord app and start communicating with your classmates. Both an homage and a rebuttal to the many films of jane brakhage made by her husband, stan brakhage, hammers film gives jane the voice she never had in stan s work. Some, including the legendary mothlight, were made without using a camera at all. Mothlight, 1963, stan brakhage independent films, mark making, my brain, plant. Jun 08, 2017 to describe the thinking behind his films, stan brakhage often quoted a saying attributed to the ninthcentury irish theologian john scotus erigena. Stan brakhage discusses mark streets film sweep 1998 on the answering machine. In mothlight, you play as a cat who has been banished to the black sea where you are expected to rot away. Once a week, the site i write for does a brief article on indie titles that we think others should play. Metaphors on vision, which is available to download in pdf here.
Mothlight stan brakhage 1963 mothlight stan brakhage 1963 skip navigation sign in. Ive finished the game, and im curious if theres any secrets or alternate endings in this game. Film production can, therefore, take as little as one person with a camera or even without a camera, as in stan brakhage s 1963 film mothlight, or thousands of actors, extras, and crew members for a liveaction, featurelength epic. Journal1mothlight sabrina toto crandall art 250 journal. They create a dynamic live soundtrack to the silent films of avantgarde filmmaker, stan brakhage. It has managed to make mice and even rats cute, but jiminy cricket notwithstanding, animation remains squeamish about insects. Brakhage pioneered the technique of painting directly onto filmstock, blurring the boundaries between film as painting, and film as cameraeyevision. Brakhage, alone, could justify the invention of bluray and purchase of a screen and player. While i still have many films to go, ive been able to draw a few different conclusions from stan brakhages work so far. In criterions first volume of the anthology by brakhage, we brought twentysix astonishing works by the avantgarde film pioneer stan brakhage to home video for the first time. Nine films will be shown, including early works such as mothlight from 1963. The most famous examples tend to have negative connotations.
After my second play through, i could probably write a lot more, but i had to share my thoughts immediately after playing mothlight. Mothlight depicts an almost primordial image of abstract expressionism outside of the linguistic realm, and extends vision to nonhuman terms. Stan brakhage on wikipedia mothlight on wikipedia and youtube george landow owen land on wikipedia film in which there appear edge lettering, sprocket holes, dirt particles etc. Stan brakhage s mothlight is an experimental testament to the broad interpretation of anything in holis framptons quote, it seems that a film is anything that may be put in a projector that will modulate the emerging beam of light. Now, in this second installment, we are proud to present thirty more of brakhages innovative creations, from 1950s films to his final work, from 2003. Stan brakhages mothlight is an experimental testament to the broad interpretation of anything in holis framptons quote, it seems that a film is anything that may be put in a projector that will modulate the emerging beam of light. Mothlight is a boutique postproduction and production house. Brakhage used translucent collected items such as moth wings, flower petals, and grass and pressed them between two strips of 16mm splicing tape. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Many of stan brakhages films are available for viewing in multiple venues.
The stan brakhage film mothlight comprised insects, leaves and other natural detritus fixed directly onto celluloid, creating what brakhage called. Among the greatest of the kinopoets is stan brakhage. Mothlight by stan brakhage moth wings adhered to the film strip. Many of stan brakhage s films are available for viewing in multiple venues. Nine films will be shown, including early works such as mothlight from 1963, as well as late works including chinese series, which brakhage made shortly before his death in 2003, using a process that involved scratching directly on to the films emulsion. Each measured by its own feet, they both move through montagea technique as common to t.
The article contextualizes jane brakhage s production at a moment when competing strands of feminist thought took different approaches to the. The density of images is such that sound would pollute sight. View homework help journal1mothlight from art 250 at syracuse university. I wandered around a bit while i was playing, but i sincerely doubt i found everything. Download like someone in love 2012 bluray 720p 700mb ezine movies. Mothlight was the first one i saw, and mothlight was all i needed to see in the beginning before i wanted to get into experimental film. As is the case with most avantgarde films, projecting the films of stan brakhage presents some special challenges. This essay analyzes barbara hammers 1974 experimental nonfiction film jane brakhage. One issue is how to focus them, because many are intentionally out of focus, or consist of images painted or collaged directly on the film strip that go by very rapidly mothlight is one of many examples.
Stan brakhages mothlight1 is a perfect example of what the average person. And then, eight hours what a huge collection, and amazing transfer and mastering. Criterion is proud to present twentysix masterworks by stan brakhage. I like post videos about my thoughts on certain topics, as well as making videos such as fan made openings, musi. We ask people about what inspires them, how they approach their work, the highs and lows, how as artists we deal with criticism. Many of his most famous works pursue the nature of vision itself and transcend the act of filming. Brakhage s poetry is really the pure experience of vision. Mothlight is a free to play, indie rpg by samu on steam that was released today. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are complex, abstract and often obscure films, which occupy a space between filmmaking, fine art and graphic design.
Avantgarde cinema and modern poetry have long shared the same arable ground. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video. To help you reach the surface, ive put together this handy mothlight guide below. Over his nearly 40year career, he has made over 200 films of varying length. To describe the thinking behind his films, stan brakhage often quoted a saying attributed to the ninthcentury irish theologian john scotus erigena. Aug 25, 2017 in mothlight, you play as a cat who has been banished to the black sea where you are expected to rot away. Working completely outside the mainstream, stan brakhage has made nearly 400 films over the past half century.
Both an homage and a rebuttal to the many films of jane brakhage made by her. While i still have many films to go, ive been able to draw a few different conclusions from stan brakhage s work so far. It is almost useless to see brakhage on dvd even more so on youtube. Nov 25, 2012 mothlight stan brakhage 1963 mothlight stan brakhage 1963 skip navigation sign in. Brakhages poetry is really the pure experience of vision. Mothlight is a video production company that tells engaging stories to audiences the world over. The act of seeing with ones own eyes torino film festival. For mothlight, brakhage used dead moths, flowers, and glass in order to create an entirely cameraless movie. A found foliage film composed of insects, leaves, and other detritus sandwiched between two strips of perforated tape. Stan brakhage is one of the most influential filmmakers in american avantgarde cinema, noted for his unflinching social commentaries and technical innovations. This paper looks at the work of artistfilmmaker stan brakhage 19332003, and his relationship to language. So wellknit and ultimately so rich are brakhages films that there is no need for sound.
The firsttime projectionist of a brakhage film needs to be. As the title indicates, it is based on recordings made for the installation the unfolding 2018, developed further to work as five individual sound pieces sans the installations projected imagery that together form a 71 minutes whole. What do you feel are the truthful qualities of photography. Into the mothlight is a podcast dedicated to artists moving image, experimental film and festivals and installation art. The article contextualizes jane brakhage s production at a moment when competing strands of feminist. The problem of language in the films of artist stan brakhage. Exploring the films of american experimental film director stan brakhage, specifically his concept of the untutored eye. John bissell president mothlight music, inc linkedin. This is not a sensibility that would seem to lend itself to making home movies, and there is a disquieting tension in many of the films brakhage made about his family during his first marriage.
What do you think the world would be like without photography. Mothlight is an experimental short film by stan brakhage, released in 1963. Finally, even in a degraded quality transfer on youtube, you can see and. We ask people about what inspires them, how they approach their work, the highs and lows, how as artists we deal with criticism and selfdoubt, and anything else that comes up. He made his first film, interim 1952 at age 18 after dropping out of college. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from mothlight. I didnt want to bring down the rating of what probably deserves a full five stars, but these really werent for me. I also never figured out what to do with the red hair strand, nor can i figure out what suspicious idols do. Apparently stan the man was not only sexist and purist, but his films especially in their silence, numinosity and abstraction are locked up solely in the realm of the imaginary. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20thcentury experimental film. Many people thought this was stupid and continued to attempt to unravel a narrative from it. We are video content, social media and broadcast tv experts, with a unique approach that highlights real people and their stories. So wellknit and ultimately so rich are brakhage s films that there is no need for sound. We use photography to raise awareness of a social problem record history and.
Finding brakhage was an accident, but when i did stumble upon his world, i shut the door to the hollywood world, and i sat down in the dark, to watch brakhage. Stan brakhage was born in kansas city, missouri, in 1933. Stan brakhage handpainted films experimental cinema. For more than five decades, bruce baillie corresponded with stan brakhage. Hammers films were criticized as essentialist by feminists in the 1980s, but this. View john bissells profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Enjoyment is a prickly beast, sometimes born from catharsis and other times from a good laugh at a welltimed joke. Some, including the legendary mothlight, were made without using a camera at all, as he pioneered the art of making images directly on film, by drawing, painting, and scratching. Challenging all taboos in his exploration of birth, sex, death, and the search for god, brakhage has turned his camera on.
It is the natural tendency of the moths to strive towards the light that ultimately causes their destruction. Challenging all taboos in his exploration of birth, sex, death, and the search for god, brakhage has turned his camera on explicit lovemaking, childbirth, even actual autopsy. Stan brakhage stands out as one of the strongest and most influential makers of the subjectively personal film. Mothlight creates compelling, awardwinning video for agencies and companies who need to communicate to their customers, their employees, and the world. Untuk mendapatkan pengalaman terbaik di mubi, kemaskini pelayar anda. Image courtesy anthology film archives and the estate of stan brakhage.
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