[Frameworks] Film and video/Chill and Ladies

Sarah Buccheri helloandthankyou at gmail.com
Thu Aug 25 21:40:27 CDT 2011


I had a female student recently say to me that she didn't want to join
Frameworks because it seems "like such a boys' club".  She's missing out on
a lot, but her perception is not unwarranted.

Sarah Buccheri
Milwaukee

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Beth Capper <capper.beth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chill, ladies? LOL, for real?
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:28 PM, David Tetzlaff <djtet53 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chill, ladies. This was a quickly composed email note, with a few examples
>> tossed out off the top of Mr. Yalkut's head, not an exhaustive or
>> representative list. All he meant to say is "Yeah, there are some people who
>> do this."
>>
>> To find significance in what is excluded in an off-the-cuff reply is a bit
>> of an over-reach.
>>
>> One could certainly take the msg. as an opportunity to draw attention to
>> other artists who have used 'intermedia' processes, lighting a candle rather
>> than whining about what Yalkut didn't say.
>>
>> Actually, during this discussion I was thinking of the piece Jen Reeves
>> shot on video (SHADOWS CHOOSE THEIR HORRORS, I think??). Anyway, when I saw
>> it, i recall thinking the video image looked awful, and really detracted
>> from the piece, which suffered greatly in comparison to the work Reeves has
>> done in 16mm. Again, I don't think this proves anything about necessary
>> distinctions between 'film' and 'video' as essences, but there's a lot of
>> lame video out there, for sure.
>>
>> ---
>>
>> I know, as already mentioned, that Jem Cohen has shot in Super-8, gone
>> through digital intermediate, and back to higher rez film or video with very
>> lovely results. If memory serves me, I think Reynolds Reynolds and Patrick
>> Jolie used a similar process for their films.
>>
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Sandra Maliga wrote:
>>
>> > with some women on it.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Aug 24, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Shelly Silver wrote:
>> >
>> >> this list should be way longer.
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 24, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Jud Yalkut wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Filmmakers who have used video sometimwes interchangeably include:
>> >>> Ed Emshwiller, Stan Vanderbeek, Scott Bartlett, Tom Dewitt, and
>> myself, Jud Yalkut.
>> >>> I particularly am intrigued by the contrasts in tactility between the
>> two media,
>> >>> the qualituies of light, the volume of the image, depth of field, and
>> granularities.
>> >>> One cannot say one is better than another, but gloriously different.
>>
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