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In an interview with Stan Brakhage, recorded at the University of Mexico Film/Video Festival, he talks about film as art, techniques used in a number of his films, the role of artists, passion, vision. Gives his opinion on Leni Rieffenstahl and relates anecdotes about his wife Jane. description In an interview with Stan Brakhage, recorded at the University of Mexico Film/Video Festival, he talks about film as art, techniques used in a number of his films, the role of artists, passion, vision. Gives his opinion on Leni Rieffenstahl and relates anecdotes about his wife Jane. Description false
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00:00 Introduction by interviewer 01:30 Brakhage denounces videos as film art and distances himself from the festival 04:30 Discusses film as art, art cinemas, and criticizes pornography (art films) 08:30 Talk about the meaning of 'art', 'cinema,' and 'film" 13:45 Elaborates on the making of his "Eye myth" 14:30 Talks about hypnagogic vision and his techniques for visual effects 18:00 Compares his reuse of Eye Myth material in "The horseman, the woman and the Moth" to composing music 19:00 Explains other visual techniques 22:30 Expounds on his and other artists' motivations 24:30 Discusses his understanding of "conservative" 27:00 Talks about Leni Riefenstahl as an artist 29:00 Ponders that sending an artist to moon would have been more valuable 31:30 Goes into the important historic role of artists and art history 33:30 Talks about the intense process when he work on films 37:00 Considers falling in love an apt metaphor for film making 39:00 Shares anecdotes about Jane Brakhage 41:30 Talks about the concept of fleeing by advancing, to approach the 'dragons' in life 44:00 Elaborates on the importance of 'creative viewing' and lauds "Ivan the Terrible" 47:00 Expounds on the act of seeing and accepting strong emotions, e.g. his film "Autopsy" 53:00 Goes into the purpose of metaphors, physical experiences, and memory 57:15 Talks about filming a glass ashtray in 'The Text of Light' 01:00:00 Compares his visual passion to the experience of words by poets 01:04:00 Differentiates the purpose of symbols 01:05:00 Talks about his ability to see auras and other 'light-likenesses' 01:09:60 End description 00:00 Introduction by interviewer 01:30 Brakhage denounces videos as film art and distances himself from the festival 04:30 Discusses film as art, art cinemas, and criticizes pornography (art films) 08:30 Talk about the meaning of 'art', 'cinema,' and 'film" 13:45 Elaborates on the making of his "Eye myth" 14:30 Talks about hypnagogic vision and his techniques for visual effects 18:00 Compares his reuse of Eye Myth material in "The horseman, the woman and the Moth" to composing music 19:00 Explains other visual techniques 22:30 Expounds on his and other artists' motivations 24:30 Discusses his understanding of "conservative" 27:00 Talks about Leni Riefenstahl as an artist 29:00 Ponders that sending an artist to moon would have been more valuable 31:30 Goes into the important historic role of artists and art history 33:30 Talks about the intense process when he work on films 37:00 Considers falling in love an apt metaphor for film making 39:00 Shares anecdotes about Jane Brakhage 41:30 Talks about the concept of fleeing by advancing, to approach the 'dragons' in life 44:00 Elaborates on the importance of 'creative viewing' and lauds "Ivan the Terrible" 47:00 Expounds on the act of seeing and accepting strong emotions, e.g. his film "Autopsy" 53:00 Goes into the purpose of metaphors, physical experiences, and memory 57:15 Talks about filming a glass ashtray in 'The Text of Light' 01:00:00 Compares his visual passion to the experience of words by poets 01:04:00 Differentiates the purpose of symbols 01:05:00 Talks about his ability to see auras and other 'light-likenesses' 01:09:60 End Description false
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