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Identifier:
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narv_brak_BrakhageattheCenterforCreativeStudiesDetroit1976
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Title:
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Brakhage on film making followed by Alan Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski readings
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Description:
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In a lecture Brakhage shares his views on film making. After a viewing of his 'The Text of Light,' he engages in a question and answer session, talking about music, poetry, technology, his films, and his opinions on various other topics. The last section is of a petry reading by Alan Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski .
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Abstract
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Description:
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00:00 Brakhage is introduced 09:00 Brakhage talks about film as an art 11:45 Expounds on "mastery" in the arts 16:00 Creates a music analogy to filmmaking 18:00 Talks about "going to the movies" 20:00 Describes a camera technique 26:30 Elaborates on the objective of filmmaking 35:30 Introduces his film The text of light 38:40 Brakhage ends his talk 39:00 Q+A begins 40:30 Explains the dark screen as "visual silence" 45:00 Talks about Beethoven's influence on music 48:30 Elaborates about smoking and suggests using snuff 54:00 Expresses his appreciation of poetry and the importance of having art "in the home" 55:45 He explains the pros and cons of the new video technology [DVDs] 58:00 Answers inaudible question, describing his filmmaking process 01:01:30 The relation of words, eyes, sound and vision. 01:04:30 Answers question on his training in music: piano, voice, violin 01:08:30 Answers question on his preference for the music analogy 01:13:00 Comparing still photography to film 01:14:30 Answers question on feeling vs. thinking in viewing a film 01:16:00 Emphasizes the importance of the unique individual 01:18:30 Tells a story about a poodle being put in a microwave oven 01:21:00 Answers question on why his films are mostly silent 01:22:00 Elaborates on seeing lights and auras and putting that into Text of Light 01:27:00 Ends talk 01:27:30 Allen Ginsberg reads from his work - break 01:29:00 Charles Bukowski reads from his 'Last days of the suicide kid' 01:32:30 Poetry read in simultaneous layers 01:34:00 End
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Description Type:
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SegmentSequence
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Description:
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Center for Creative Studies
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Venue
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Subject:
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Brakhage, Stan
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Subject Type:
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naf
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Subject:
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Filmmaking (Motion pictures)
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Subject Type:
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Independent filmmakers -- United States
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Text of Light (Motion picture)
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Subject:
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Experimental films -- United States
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Art -- Philosophy
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Subject Type:
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Poetry, American -- 20th century
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Subject Type:
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Poets -- 20th century
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Subject Type:
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lcsh
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Subject:
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Oral interpretation of poetry
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Subject Type:
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lcsh
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Source:
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narv_brak_BrakhageattheCenterforCreativeStudiesDetroit1976
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Creator:
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Brakhage, Stan
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Creator Type:
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naf
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Contributor:
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Bukowski, Charles
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Contributor Type:
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naf
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Contributor:
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
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Contributor Type:
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naf
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Rights:
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Date:
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1976
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Format Medium:
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audio/mpg
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Language:
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English
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