Old style super 8 music video by Cherry Kino. Cherry Kino says, “All hand-processed. As well as regular footage I shot in Finland and the UK, the footage also includes flowers stuck directly to the film strip, and handmade rayograms.”
Outer Space samples a sequence from a 1981 Hollywood film, starring Barbara Hershey, which was made in widescreen, but in colour (rather than black and white). This film is The Entity directed by veteran Canadian-born filmmaker Sidney J. Furie, which, unfortunately, I haven’t seen.* The internet movie database “tagline” certainly suggests that The Entity is indeed the film that is being sampled: “Something evil is after Carla Moran, and it will stop at nothing to get her.” The IMDb “plot outline” begins “Supposedly based partially on a true story, a woman is tormented and molested by an invisible demon.” Simultaneously, Tscherkassky reduces the original work by subtracting the colour, but adds so much more, by reworking it, superimposing images, fragmenting through rapid montage, and creating a new, highly aggressive soundtrack.
Prepare to go on a fantastic journey into a world of weird shapes and colors. Video directed by Igor Ivanov.
(Link: Jeff Utter. Thanks)
Enchanting new video feedback work from artist Jay Bundy Johnson. The level of manual control on a tube camera to craft the generative iterations is quite remarkable here, so enjoy this bright psychedelic sun-circle!
Harry Smith was a pioneering experimental animator, music anthropologist and all around kooky artistic genius.
“Heaven and Earth Magic” was created to be played on multiple projectors with live music, or DJs accompanying the film. The late William Moritz wrote a wonderful article on Harry’s unique persona and artistic pursuits which is archived on the Center for Visual Music website:
A contemporary 6-person group from the UK whose sound was inspired by double dutch jump roping chants. Some serious energy, and videos very much of the retro persuasion. If that’s sounds like a good time to you, then let’s go!
