Dog Star Man (1965)
78 mins | Experimental | 1965
Director:
Stan BrakhageWriter:
Stan BrakhageProducer:
Stan BrakhageCinematographer:
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Stan BrakhageThe Art of Vision, q. v., is an elaboration of Dog Star Man, although it is created from exactly the same material, frame-by-frame. The prelude was first shown in New York City in early 1962; Part I premiered 18 Mar 1963; Part II 14 Dec 1964. Individual lengths: Prelude, 25 min; Part I, 30 min; Part II, 7 min; Part III, 11 min; and Part IV, 5 min. The film is composed of multiple images created by superimposing edited rolls of film over other rolls. Individual images within a roll last only a few seconds. The prelude contains two superimposed rolls; Part I, a single roll; Part II, two superimposed rolls; Part III, three superimposed rolls; Part IV, four superimposed rolls. Filmed partly in Colorado. ...
The Art of Vision, q. v., is an elaboration of Dog Star Man, although it is created from exactly the same material, frame-by-frame. The prelude was first shown in New York City in early 1962; Part I premiered 18 Mar 1963; Part II 14 Dec 1964. Individual lengths: Prelude, 25 min; Part I, 30 min; Part II, 7 min; Part III, 11 min; and Part IV, 5 min. The film is composed of multiple images created by superimposing edited rolls of film over other rolls. Individual images within a roll last only a few seconds. The prelude contains two superimposed rolls; Part I, a single roll; Part II, two superimposed rolls; Part III, three superimposed rolls; Part IV, four superimposed rolls. Filmed partly in Colorado.
This cinematic variation on the theme of creation is composed of five parts. The Prelude, the Dog Star Man's dream, suggests the origin of man and the universe; Part I, human aspiration, as represented by a woodcutter and his dog climbing uphill in winter; Part II, birth, as embodied in the woodsman's infant and in his own infancy; Part III, generation, as evoked by the nude body of the man's wife; Part IV, life work, as illustrated by the woodsman's falls, and by his repeated attempts to demolish a whitened tree ...
This cinematic variation on the theme of creation is composed of five parts. The Prelude, the Dog Star Man's dream, suggests the origin of man and the universe; Part I, human aspiration, as represented by a woodcutter and his dog climbing uphill in winter; Part II, birth, as embodied in the woodsman's infant and in his own infancy; Part III, generation, as evoked by the nude body of the man's wife; Part IV, life work, as illustrated by the woodsman's falls, and by his repeated attempts to demolish a whitened tree stump.
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