Rate of Change: Acts of Light Part 1

16mm, color, sound, 17 min
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ACTS OF LIGHT is a trilogy consisting of RATE OF CHANGE, ANGULAR MOMENTUM, and CIRCLES OF CONFUSION. Together they develop a study of pure color based on the notion that film is essentially change and ...
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ACTS OF LIGHT is a trilogy consisting of RATE OF CHANGE, ANGULAR MOMENTUM, and CIRCLES OF CONFUSION. Together they develop a study of pure color based on the notion that film is essentially change and not motion. The films build one on the other as first pure change, then relational change, and finally, irrational change. They can be seen together or as separate works. This section has no original, no frames, only slowly continuously shifting colors, cycling around the perimeter of the spectrum. The changes are so slow as to be unseen, yet they alter perception of the color.

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    Projection Instructions

    A program of 16mm films that involve special instructions to the projectionist, curator, or spectator

    Join us for a modular program of 16mm films that involve special instructions to the projectionist, curator, or spectator, underscoring the performative dimensions of cinematic exhibition. Venues wishing to exhibit a version of the program are encouraged to curate individual combinations of films from the list below that reflect their own interests, equipment, and exhibition spaces.

Films

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    Tree
    Experimental

    Tree
    Bill Brand

    16mm, black and white, sound, 8 min
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    • Environment / Nature
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    Always Open/Never Closed
    Experimental

    Always Open/Never Closed
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, silent, 11.5 min
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    • Structural
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    Pong Ping Pong
    Installation

    Pong Ping Pong
    Bill Brand

    16mm, black and white, sound, 25 min
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    Moment
    Experimental

    Moment
    Bill Brand

    16mm, black and white, sound, 23.5 min
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    • Structural
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    Zip-Tone-Cat-Tune
    Experimental

    Zip-Tone-Cat-Tune
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, silent, 8 min
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    Demolition of a Wall
    Experimental

    Demolition of a Wall
    Bill Brand

    16mm, black and white, sound, 27 min
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    • Films About Film
    • Structural
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    Touch Tone Phone Film
    Experimental

    Touch Tone Phone Film
    Bill Brand

    16mm, black and white, sound, 7.5 min
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    • Philosophical
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    Angular Momentum: Acts of Light  Part 2
    Experimental

    Angular Momentum: Acts of Light Part 2
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 20 min
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    • Films About Film
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    Circles of Confusion: Acts Of Light  Part 3
    Experimental

    Circles of Confusion: Acts Of Light Part 3
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 14.5 min
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    • Films About Film
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    The Trail to Koskimo, His First Hunt
    Animation
    Experimental

    The Trail to Koskimo, His First Hunt
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 34 min
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    Cartoons
    Animation
    Experimental

    Cartoons
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color and b/w, sound, 39.5 min
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    • Films About Film
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    Works In The Field
    Experimental

    Works In The Field
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, silent, 39.5 min
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    • Films About Film
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    Split Decision
    Experimental
    Narrative

    Split Decision
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 15 min
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    Chuck's Will's Widow
    Experimental

    Chuck's Will's Widow
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, silent, 12 min
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    • Landscape / Architecture
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    Coalfields
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Coalfields
    Bill Brand

    16mm & DVD (sale only), color, sound, 38.5 min
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    • Landscape / Architecture
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    Home Less Home
    Documentary

    Home Less Home
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 75 min
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    • Political / Social Activism
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    Suite
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Suite
    Bill Brand

    color, sound, 28 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Skinside Out
    Experimental

    Skinside Out
    Bill Brand

    color, sound, 10 min
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    Swan's Island
    Experimental

    Swan's Island
    Bill Brand

    color, sound, 5 min
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    Masstransiscope
    Documentary
    Installation

    Masstransiscope
    Bill Brand

    color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Susie's Ghost
    Experimental

    Susie's Ghost
    Bill Brand

    16mm, color, sound, 7 min
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    • Family
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Personal / Diary / Journal