Direct Theory: Experimental Motion Pictures as Major Genre

by Edward S. Small and Timothy W. Johnson

Making the case for the significance of experimental motion pictures

Undulating water patterns; designs etched or painted directly onto clear or black film leader; computer-generated, pulsating, multihued light tapestries--the visual images that often constitute experimental motion pictures are unlike anything found in either fictive narratives or documentary works. Thus, Direct Theory provides an historical and theoretical survey...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809332132
• ISBN13: 9780809332137
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"