{"product_id":"avant-garde-film-motion-studies-paperback-9780521388214","title":"Avant-Garde Film; Motion Studies (Paperback) 9780521388214","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAvant-Garde Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMotion Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvant-Garde Film examines fifteen of the most suggestive and useful films from the independent film tradition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott MacDonald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521388214, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 February 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 64 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.6 cm, 0.475 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe past thirty years have seen the proliferation of forms of independent cinema that challenge the conventions of mass-market commercial movies from within the movie theatre. Avant-Garde Film examines fifteen of the most suggestive and useful films from this film tradition. The films discussed include  No. 4 (Bottoms) by Yoko Ono, Wavelength by Michael Snow, Serene Velocity by Ernie Gehr, Print Generation by J. J. Murphy, Standard Gauge by Morgan Fisher, Zorns Lemma by Hollis Frampton, The Ties that Bind by Su Friedrich, From the Pole to the Equator by Yervant Gianikian and The Carriage Trade by Warren Sonbert. Through in-depth readings of these works, Scott MacDonald takes viewers on a critical circumnavigation of the conventions of movie going as seen by filmmakers who have rebelled against the conventions. MacDonald's discussions do not merely analyse the films; they provide a useful, accessible, jargon-free critical apparatus for viewing avant-garde film and communicate the author's pleasure in exploring 'impenetrable' works.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. From Stern to Stem: Yoko Ono: No.4 (Bottoms)\u003cbr\u003e Michael Snow: Wavelength\u003cbr\u003e Ernie Gehr: Serene Velocity\u003cbr\u003e J. J. Murphy: Print Generation\u003cbr\u003e Morgan Fisher: Standard Gauge\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Psychic Excursions: Hollis Frampton: Zorns Lemma\u003cbr\u003e Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen: Riddles of the Sphinx\u003cbr\u003e James Benning: American Dreams\u003cbr\u003e Su Friedrich: The Ties That Bind\u003cbr\u003e Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi: From the Pole to the Equator\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Premonitions of Global Cinema: Warren Sonbert: The Carriage Trade\u003cbr\u003e Godfrey Reggio: Powaqqatsi\u003cbr\u003e Trinh T. Minh-ha: Naked Spaces: Living in the Round\u003cbr\u003e Yvonne Rainer: Journey from Berlin\/1971\u003cbr\u003e Peter Watkins: The Journey.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Films, cinema [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Films, cinema\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Films,%20cinema%20%5BAPF%5D%22\"\u003eAPF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001649746200,"sku":"9780521388214","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521388214i_b084bd9b-6a6e-47db-9bb4-9bf72272fff9.jpg?v=1691376218","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/avant-garde-film-motion-studies-paperback-9780521388214","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}