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Ken and Flo Jacobs Collection
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Ken and Flo Jacobs Collection
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Title:
Jacobs, Ken - The Impossible (Collective for Living Cinema)
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Jacobs, Ken - The Impossible (Collective for Living Cinema)
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Name:
Jacobs, Ken, 1933-
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Jacobs, Ken, 1933-
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Jacobs, Flo
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Resource Type:
Audio
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open reel audiotapes
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Date Created:
1980-04-25
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1980-04-25
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Language Term:
English
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English
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Extent:
sound tape (1/4 inch); 00:30:40
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sound tape (1/4 inch); 00:30:40
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Lectures
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Abstract:
Talk by Ken Jacobs at the Collective for Living Cinema about The Impossible, a series of Nervous System performances. Topics discussed include: TOM TOM THE PIPER'S SON, Hanz Hoffman, 3D visuals and imagery. Also includes questions and feedback from the audience
abstract
Talk by Ken Jacobs at the Collective for Living Cinema about The Impossible, a series of Nervous System performances. Topics discussed include: TOM TOM THE PIPER'S SON, Hanz Hoffman, 3D visuals and imagery. Also includes questions and feedback from the audience
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Note:
Audio recordings in this collection may contain discussions around sensitive topics like race, gender, class, religion, and ability. Some of the language used and opinions shared in these recordings do not reflect the current preferred terminology of individuals of marginalized identities, or the values and norms of the University Libraries.
note
Audio recordings in this collection may contain discussions around sensitive topics like race, gender, class, religion, and ability. Some of the language used and opinions shared in these recordings do not reflect the current preferred terminology of individuals of marginalized identities, or the values and norms of the University Libraries.
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Note Type:
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Note:
00:00 Audio starts with a snippet of a news broadcast. It is between an interviewer and a 12-year-old boy who says he is high on marijuana. Another voice interrupts the interview to provide context regarding the interview and introduce the legal and medical debate around the use of marijuana. 00:35 Audio of discussion begins in the middle of a conversation. 02:30 Ken begins discussing Tom Tom the Piper's Son. Ken discusses having trouble following the story. Describes the film as pre-conscious and non-directed. 04:21 Ken takes an audience question regarding story. Ken believes the story is in some ways about the character Tom coming into his sexuality. Describes the film as “unfocused erotic content” and containing “polymorphous perversity.” 07:00 Ken discusses how the film entertains "whole new dimensions of observation." 08:04 Ken takes another audience question regarding movement in the film. Ken discusses passivity in life and film. 09:22 Ken discusses an error in a blurb he wrote regarding Alfonse's technique. 10:59 Audience asks Ken how it would translate if it was not "Tom Tom." Ken discusses wanting to see this style of film in more mainstream and contemporary film. 13:50 More audience questions. Ken discusses optical art in response. 15:05 Audience member ask Ken to talk more about the techniques of projecting the film. Ken speaks about Hans Hoffman and his process. Ken also speaks of The Wizard of Oz record his child played twice a day for a year and how that got him interested in the film. 16:30 Ken discusses his projectors. The two are metal which allow him to control the speed that each frame goes through the mechanism. 17:43 Audience member asks the difference between projecting 3D films and 2D films. Ken goes into detail about the technique. He discusses filters being made of polaroid film, two projectors with polaroid lens filter, and how the same image is filtered through two projectors with different colored polaroid lens filters. 20:48 Ken discusses spiritual value in fooling the mind in reference to 3D. 21:56 Alfonse responds to Ken's point about the value of 3D. Alfonse does not agree that it fools the mind. They have a debate. 23:47 Ken takes another audience question. 25:13 Another audience members asks about a technique in the film. Ken discusses the shuttle he built. 26:54 Says Alfonse has given people with visual impairments, namely those blind in one eye, the ability to experience depth perception. 27:58 Ken discusses feelings of the president at the time briefly. 29:00 Audio reverts to the broadcast of weed. It is called Reading, Writing, and Reefer produced by NBC News.
note
00:00 Audio starts with a snippet of a news broadcast. It is between an interviewer and a 12-year-old boy who says he is high on marijuana. Another voice interrupts the interview to provide context regarding the interview and introduce the legal and medical debate around the use of marijuana. 00:35 Audio of discussion begins in the middle of a conversation. 02:30 Ken begins discussing Tom Tom the Piper's Son. Ken discusses having trouble following the story. Describes the film as pre-conscious and non-directed. 04:21 Ken takes an audience question regarding story. Ken believes the story is in some ways about the character Tom coming into his sexuality. Describes the film as “unfocused erotic content” and containing “polymorphous perversity.” 07:00 Ken discusses how the film entertains "whole new dimensions of observation." 08:04 Ken takes another audience question regarding movement in the film. Ken discusses passivity in life and film. 09:22 Ken discusses an error in a blurb he wrote regarding Alfonse's technique. 10:59 Audience asks Ken how it would translate if it was not "Tom Tom." Ken discusses wanting to see this style of film in more mainstream and contemporary film. 13:50 More audience questions. Ken discusses optical art in response. 15:05 Audience member ask Ken to talk more about the techniques of projecting the film. Ken speaks about Hans Hoffman and his process. Ken also speaks of The Wizard of Oz record his child played twice a day for a year and how that got him interested in the film. 16:30 Ken discusses his projectors. The two are metal which allow him to control the speed that each frame goes through the mechanism. 17:43 Audience member asks the difference between projecting 3D films and 2D films. Ken goes into detail about the technique. He discusses filters being made of polaroid film, two projectors with polaroid lens filter, and how the same image is filtered through two projectors with different colored polaroid lens filters. 20:48 Ken discusses spiritual value in fooling the mind in reference to 3D. 21:56 Alfonse responds to Ken's point about the value of 3D. Alfonse does not agree that it fools the mind. They have a debate. 23:47 Ken takes another audience question. 25:13 Another audience members asks about a technique in the film. Ken discusses the shuttle he built. 26:54 Says Alfonse has given people with visual impairments, namely those blind in one eye, the ability to experience depth perception. 27:58 Ken discusses feelings of the president at the time briefly. 29:00 Audio reverts to the broadcast of weed. It is called Reading, Writing, and Reefer produced by NBC News.
Note
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Subject Topic:
Motion pictures--Production and direction
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Motion pictures--Production and direction
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Subject Topic:
Motion picture projectors
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Motion picture projectors
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Subject Topic:
Three-dimensional imaging
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Three-dimensional imaging
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Subject Topic:
Sexuality in art
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Sexuality in art
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Subject Name:
Hoffman, Hans, 1880-1966
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Hoffman, Hans, 1880-1966
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Subject Geographic:
City of New York (Kings County, New York, United States, North America) (populated place)
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City of New York (Kings County, New York, United States, North America) (populated place)
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Identifier:
U183044237291_narv_jacobs_60-044_impossible_4-25-80_a.mp3
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Identifier ARK:
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https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/209f4d52492b
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Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
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University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
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Shelf Locator:
COU 5063
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COU 5063
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Date Captured:
2022
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audio/mp3
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Digital Origin:
reformatted digital
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