From: Bruce Posner (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2006 - 06:14:02 PDT
In interview with Lewis Jacobs in 1992 he admitted that
SYNCHRONIZATION was never made only discussed between Schillinger and
Bute.
Bruce
>Hi Joost,
>
>thanks for your interest and the information. I have actually read
>the article in "Experimental Cinema" and in the same
>issue is a short note saying that Schillinger made several short
>films to illustrate his principles of rhythm in motion. There is
>also a reader's letter Schillinger wrote in response to an article
>about Bute in CUE in 1939 where he claims to have made experimental
>motions pictures in the field of pure kinetic design. Unfortunately
>that is all I have.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Sandra
>
>Am 25.04.2006 um 00:46 schrieb Joost Rekveld:
>
>>Hi Sandra,
>>
>>i'm curious, where did you read this ?
>>I'm certainly not an expert on Schillinger, the only thing I know
>>is that he saw abstract animation as an interesting field his
>>theories of composition could be applied, and he does talk about it
>>in his book 'The mathematical basis of the arts', but in that book
>>he doesn't give examples showing he ever made any himself. He does
>>show a still 'from an experiment', which shows an image vaguely
>>reminiscent of Bute's later work.
>>
>>But I guess you knew all this, did you manage to track donw the
>>article Moritz mentioned from 'Experimental Cinema No. 5 (1934)' ?
>>
>>If Bill Moritz said that it was not finished, however, i'd think he
>>would have strong reasons to say so...
>>
>>very curious to know more if you ever find it..
>>
>>kind regards,
>>
>>Joost.
>>
>>
>>
>>On 24 Apr 2006, at 13:18, Sandra Naumann wrote:
>>
>>>Dear Frameworkers,
>>>
>>>does anybody know something about the film work of Joseph
>>>Schillinger? I have read that he made several films to demonstrate
>>>his theory of composition. I only know that he was working with
>>>Jacobs and Bute on a film called "synchromy". But it seems not
>>>clear if it was ever finished (Lewis Jacobs said nothing that it
>>>was not completed, Moritz said it was not finished). If it was
>>>finished are there are any copies? And did he actually made other
>>>films?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your help & kind regards,
>>>
>>>Sandra Naumann
>>>
>>>
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>> Joost Rekveld
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>>(Oscar Wilde)
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