[Frameworks] Turner and Film

[Sasha Janerus]

on Brakhage and Turner, see Paul Arthur's essay in Stan Brakhage: Filmmker


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 2:47 PM, Fred Camper <f at fredcamper.com> wrote:

> Not "less known" perhaps, but Brakhage is key here.
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> He cites Turner as an influence in a list of influences, as someone
> mentioned, in my Criterion liner notes. It might be worth recounting how
> that list was composed. I asked him on the phone for his most important
> influences from writers, painters, and composers, and added, "You only get
> two of each." For painters he chose Turner and Pollock as the two most
> important. (He also added, on his own, an additional art, dance.)
>
> "The Text of Light" would be the most important film here. Not only did he
> look at Turner, but the variability of light in Turner is deeply inscribed
> in that film. He also spoke of "The Text of Light" in terms of landscape.
> This aspect of light was explored even more radically in the "Romans,"
> "Arabics," and "Egyptians." The imagery in those films is far more removed
> from ideas of landscape.
>
> Fred Camper
> Chicago
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> Quoting Aaron Juneau <Aaron.Juneau at tate.org.uk>:
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>> Dear frameworks members,
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>> I'm contacting from Tate Etc. Magazine, London in the hope that somebody
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>> with regard to an article we're publishing in a couple issues time.
>> Essentially the article will focus on J.M.W Turner's influence on film. I
>> was wondering whether somebody at Frameworks could advise on some
>> interesting, perhaps less known filmmakers who have been influenced by him?
>> I'm really looking at hard fact and solid evidence as opposed to conjecture.
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>> Any assistance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
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>> My very best,
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