Stan Brakhage describes some anonymous films, including a film series of epileptic seizures, 'Electrocuting an Elephant,' and 'Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze.' He shows an anonymous film called 'Transformation,' which imitates the style of Georges MeÌlieÌ€s. Brakhage describes Ladislav Starevich's film 'Revenge of the Kinomatograph Cameraman' and analyzes it. He mentions that Dziga Vertov created the newsreel and analyzes some of his work. Brakhage shows his own film 'Clancy.' He gives a brief biography of Vsevolod Pudovkin and compares him to Sergei Eisenstein and Lev Kuleshov. Brakhage describes Eisenstein's film 'Strike.'
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Stan Brakhage describes some anonymous films, including a film series of epileptic seizures, 'Electrocuting an Elephant,' and 'Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze.' He shows an anonymous film called 'Transformation,' which imitates the style of Georges MeÌlieÌ€s. Brakhage describes Ladislav Starevich's film 'Revenge of the Kinomatograph Cameraman' and analyzes it. He mentions that Dziga Vertov created the newsreel and analyzes some of his work. Brakhage shows his own film 'Clancy.' He gives a brief biography of Vsevolod Pudovkin and compares him to Sergei Eisenstein and Lev Kuleshov. Brakhage describes Eisenstein's film 'Strike.'
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