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Story: Experimental film

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Experimental film, 1920s to 1960s

  3. Experimentation expands, 1970s to 1990s

  4. Technology and venues, the 2000s

  5. Institutional support

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Experimental film, 1920s to 1960s

 Len Lye, Tusalava, 1929

Len Lye, Tusalava, 1929

Sun test 2

Sun test 2

Robert Steele, Curves and contrasts, 1947

Robert Steele, Curves and contrasts, 1947

Tony Williams, The sound of seeing, 1963

Tony Williams, The sound of seeing, 1963

Fred O'Neill, Plastiphobia, 1962

Fred O'Neill, Plastiphobia, 1962

From page 2 - Experimentation expands, 1970s to 1990s

Jillian dressing

Jillian dressing

David Blyth, Circadian rhythms, 1976

David Blyth, Circadian rhythms, 1976

Chris Knox, 'Nothing's going to happen', 1981

Chris Knox, 'Nothing's going to happen', 1981

From page 3 - Technology and venues, the 2000s

Alex Monteith, 2.5 kilometre mono action for a mirage

Alex Monteith, 2.5 kilometre mono action for a mirage, 2006

Still from Sean Grattan's HADHAD (2012)

Still from Sean Grattan's HADHAD (2012)

From page 4 - Institutional support

Alternative cinema, 1970s and 1980s

Alternative cinema, 1970s and 1980s

CIRCUIT symposium

CIRCUIT symposium

 Interdigitate Festival 1998

Interdigitate Festival 1998

How to cite this page:

Mark Williams, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/experimental-film/media (accessed 2 April 2023)

Story by Mark Williams, published 22 Oct 2014

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