[Frameworks] Lookout Mountain films (Pat O'Neill)

[Tom Whiteside]

Before DVD and before home videotape, film artists sold 8mm prints for home use, the radical notion being that one could not simply  <OWN> but repeatedly view a film by Brakhage, Conners, etc. I'm not sure how many people sold 8mm prints (but it was done, right?)  or how much (if any) money they made - but it seems to me that marketing of this Pat O'Neill DVD is very much in the same spirit, and it is to be commended.


-          Tom

From: frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com [mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com] On Behalf Of Jason Simon
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Lookout Mountain films (Pat O'Neill)


I also found out about the Pat O'Neill discs only now through this list, and was thrilled to be able to purchase them. While the difference between owning a DVD and attending a screening may be closer than it appears, I am most curious about how direct sales DVD distribution through artist managed web sites compares to traditional distribution through the non-profits, taking into account their services provided versus the labor of daily handling of one's own material. Can anyone with both experiences speak to this evolution in material terms? Has their net income from their own work gone up or down, likewise their audience building?
--Jason

and by not buying the disc and watching the film anyway you aren't
consuming it? How exactly?

On 6 October 2010 10:59, luther blissett <luther666blissett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> At 10/2/2010, Aaron F. Ross wrote:
>>  <The idea that I can *OWN* a DVD of experimental film from an established
>> artist is kind of revolutionary. >
>
>
> Spoken like a true consumer.
> The project is complete.
> Long live the revolution!
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