Re: Brakhage in 8mm (was: Film print as collectible (?))

From: jason rosette (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2008 - 09:27:15 PST


Brakhage talked a bit too much I think...

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:07 AM, Fred Camper <email suppressed> wrote:

> The "Songs," originally made and released in standard-8mm, were sold
> starting in the mid-1960s for as little as $10 or $15 each. There were
> also ten super-8 films released in 1976. Neither is available in new 8mm
> prints anymore, but as 16mm blowups.
>
> Brakhage said at the time that his model was a fine art book or
> classical music recording. He did want people to see the films at home.
> And the "Songs" in particular are in general better in 8mm and on small
> screen than in 16mm, in my view.
>
> Fred Camper
> Chicago
>
>
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