I enjoyed this today.
It consisted of four films
Maximilian Le Cain's 'Point of Departure' (2008, 8min)
Antony Balch's (& William Burrough's) 'Tower's Open Fire' (1963, 16mins)
Jeff Keen's 'Artwar - The Last Frontier' (1993, 20mins)
&
Tony Conrad's 'The Flicker' (1966, 30mins)
Do click HERE for more info on the specific films, their themes and the club itself.
It was my first time attending the club's event and it was an extreme pleasure. For instance 'The Flicker' was like nothing I've experienced before. Five shots, a hand written epilepsy warning, the last line humorously stating 'A physician should be in attendance'. A title shot 'Tony Conrad Presents' cross dissolving into the main title (both in a cartoon graffiti style font, black outline on white), the title shrunk and dissolved into a transparent frame or a blankness (film projection), I shall refer to it as the no-thing. The fifth shot was a single frame of black 'leader' a few seconds in and then the film returns to the forth shot, the no-thing. This was repeated again and again. The rate of the black leader quicker and quicker, a strobe-like effect was created, the flicker! The rate varied in the number of black frames and their occurrence.
Watching this on a large screen in a darkened room where your full attention is on a flashing screen plays tricks on your vision. I found myself seeing shapes and patterns emerging from within the no-thingness! My peripheral vision was going mental. It eventually slows down, returns to blankness and the film ends. Foaming at the mouth I wanted more. The Flicker apparently went on for 30mins, it felt more like 10.
Make sure to check out Dublin's Experimental Film Club for upcoming screenings and also a more detailed description of 'The Flicker' and its accompanied films.
It consisted of four films
Maximilian Le Cain's 'Point of Departure' (2008, 8min)
Antony Balch's (& William Burrough's) 'Tower's Open Fire' (1963, 16mins)
Jeff Keen's 'Artwar - The Last Frontier' (1993, 20mins)
&
Tony Conrad's 'The Flicker' (1966, 30mins)
Do click HERE for more info on the specific films, their themes and the club itself.
It was my first time attending the club's event and it was an extreme pleasure. For instance 'The Flicker' was like nothing I've experienced before. Five shots, a hand written epilepsy warning, the last line humorously stating 'A physician should be in attendance'. A title shot 'Tony Conrad Presents' cross dissolving into the main title (both in a cartoon graffiti style font, black outline on white), the title shrunk and dissolved into a transparent frame or a blankness (film projection), I shall refer to it as the no-thing. The fifth shot was a single frame of black 'leader' a few seconds in and then the film returns to the forth shot, the no-thing. This was repeated again and again. The rate of the black leader quicker and quicker, a strobe-like effect was created, the flicker! The rate varied in the number of black frames and their occurrence.
Watching this on a large screen in a darkened room where your full attention is on a flashing screen plays tricks on your vision. I found myself seeing shapes and patterns emerging from within the no-thingness! My peripheral vision was going mental. It eventually slows down, returns to blankness and the film ends. Foaming at the mouth I wanted more. The Flicker apparently went on for 30mins, it felt more like 10.
Make sure to check out Dublin's Experimental Film Club for upcoming screenings and also a more detailed description of 'The Flicker' and its accompanied films.
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