The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr. - Cast

The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr. (1975)
TV Movie | 28 min | Documentary

Primary photo for The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr.

The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr. (1975)

TV Movie | 28 min | Documentary

John Whitney, Sr. one of the early pioneers in films made by computer-driven cameras explains and demonstrates his work. Shot on location at Whitney's home in California, includes excerpts from his films "Matrix 3", "Catalog", "...See moreJohn Whitney, Sr. one of the early pioneers in films made by computer-driven cameras explains and demonstrates his work. Shot on location at Whitney's home in California, includes excerpts from his films "Matrix 3", "Catalog", "Permutations" and "Lapis." 1975. Making abstract motion in time, and impinging directly on the viewer's emotions as music does -- these were among Whitney's early goals. "Music organizes time in a special way, creates tension in us, then satisfies, gratifies. We can do the same for patterns-- something is going to happen, make it happen in a way you don't expect. Film permutations can be parallel to tones in harmonic sequence; dominant chord resolves into tonic chord." To do this, says Whitney, "we need new tools, and to learn how to control them. They're unlike musical instruments which we have been practicing on for 300 years. We have to start from scratch. " Written by Stephan Chodorov, writer See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr..

Cast	+ Add Cast
2 cast members

Name	Known for
Larry Cuba Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Whitney Sr. Self Self See fewer	Matrix I (1971)

There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

Something went wrong. Try entering your rating again

+ Add external reviews

Contacts

Cast

MOVIEmeter

Ratings Breakdown

MAIN MENU

YOUR TOOLS

YOUR ACCOUNT

IMDbPro