William Wees has a nice article on Arthur Lipsett in the latest issue of Canadian Journal of Film Studies comparing his films to the compilation documentary form. Here are the films available on YouTube. Google Video has "Very Nice, Very Nice."
Trip Down Memory Lane P. 1
Trip Down Memory Lane P. 2
Free Fall
21-87
Monday, January 28, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Nam June Paik
Much has been said of video artist Nam June Paik and I'm only beginning to look at his work so I'll spare you my incites till a later date. Paik experimented with found images constantly throughout his career opening up the realm of TV images, static and incidental images for found footage film and video. He died in 2006. Click here for another amazing clip.
Zen for Film was the cinematic equivalent of John Cage's (Paik's mentor) 4"33.
Charlotte Moorman on Paik
An instilation from 1995 of Paik's work
Zen for Film was the cinematic equivalent of John Cage's (Paik's mentor) 4"33.
Charlotte Moorman on Paik
An instilation from 1995 of Paik's work
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Best (Worst) Memes of 2007
Though devoted to the nascent media critiques present in contemporary found footage films of the avant-garde and the Internet, we at recycled cinema thought some mindless memage to recap 2007 was appropriate. Enjoy.
The Collection: Ualuealuealeuale
Remix of the inimitable "Don't Taze Me" Meme
Local News travesty of 2007: The Mobile Alabama Leprechaun Video Remixed!
Original Leprechaun Video Here:
Local News Run Amok Part II: The Oakland Whistle Tip
The Whistle Tip Remix!
And how's this for convergence culture? The Leprechaun and Whiste Tip Mash-Up!
300 Whistle Tip Mashup
BET Animation's Public Service Announcement: READ A BOOK!
Hebrew Crunk: Revitalizing the Hebrew Hip-Hop Connection
The Pretty Ricky Video Coming in at #1:
The Pretty Ricky Benny Hill Remix:
Pretty Ricky Post Modern Remix:
Kermit Reaction to 2 Girls One Cup:
The Collection: Ualuealuealeuale
Remix of the inimitable "Don't Taze Me" Meme
Local News travesty of 2007: The Mobile Alabama Leprechaun Video Remixed!
Original Leprechaun Video Here:
Local News Run Amok Part II: The Oakland Whistle Tip
The Whistle Tip Remix!
And how's this for convergence culture? The Leprechaun and Whiste Tip Mash-Up!
300 Whistle Tip Mashup
BET Animation's Public Service Announcement: READ A BOOK!
Hebrew Crunk: Revitalizing the Hebrew Hip-Hop Connection
The Pretty Ricky Video Coming in at #1:
The Pretty Ricky Benny Hill Remix:
Pretty Ricky Post Modern Remix:
Kermit Reaction to 2 Girls One Cup:
Friday, January 4, 2008
Harun Farocki and the Politics of Found Footage with William Burroughs on Cut-Ups
Harun Farocki has used found footage in innovative ways throughout his career challenging dominant political perspectives with a simple common sense approach to the world. His films are sometimes almost untouched appropriations and others deeply nuanced assemblages that find incredible connections between disparate source materials. He is a humane, empathetic and serious found footage filmmaker who unlike his colleagues has created uncynical films that speak truth to power without being self-righteous. I highly recommend his films Interview, How to Live in the German Federal Republic , Still Life, Videograms of a Revolution, and War at a distance. Below are clips from some films.
A clip from a documentary on William Burroughs explaining the Cut-Up Method:
Here is a Cut-Up Film by Burroughs:
A clip from a documentary on William Burroughs explaining the Cut-Up Method:
Here is a Cut-Up Film by Burroughs:
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