OffOn

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OffOn
Directed by Scott Bartlett
Release date
  • May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States

OffOn is an experimental film created by Scott Bartlett [1] [2] made and released in 1968.

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Summary

It is most notable for being one of the first examples in which film and video technologies were combined. [3] The nine-minute film combines a number of video loops which have been altered through re-photography or video colorization, and utilizes an electronic sound track to create its unique effect. [4]

Legacy

In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [5] [6] [7]

It also appeared on the 1979 ABC News special Mission: Mind Control [8] and the 1990 Oscar-nominated documentary film Berkeley in the Sixties . [9]

In 1980, Scott recreated the event in a video production class at UCLA called The Making of OffOn. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The films of Scott Bartlett (VHS tape, 1987) - WorldCat.org
  2. ↑ OffOn on WFMU's Beware of the Blog
  3. ↑ Offon — Scott Bartlett - Underground Film Journal
  4. ↑ OffOn on Internet Archive
  5. ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  7. ↑ “The Uncensored Cortex”: Psychedelia and American Avant-garde Film in the 1960s
  8. ↑ Mission Mind Control: National Archives and Records Administration on Internet Archive
  9. ↑ Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) - Connections - IMDb
  10. ↑ Making Offon: Scott Bartlett on Internet Archive
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