W8 Optical Talkie

Short film by Japanese filmmaker Jun’ichi Okuyama, premiered at the Image Forum Festival in 2014.

An Optical Printer Duet

"I did this collaboration with filmmaker Caryn Cline. Two filmmakers, two direct animation technics, two optical printers one roll of 16mm film."

OPTICAL SOUND FILM II

Study in Optical Rhythm

Made in 1953, Study in Optical Rhythm is an examination of the visual functions of rhythm. His best known film, it was drawn and painted directly onto the film stock at intervals of 4, 8, 12, 16 and 24 frames to find con

Engram (Optical Sound #001)

Engram (Optical Sound #001) is part of a series entitled This is not Cinema that recreates traditional experimental cinema aesthetics using lo-fi digital video tools. In this case, the inspiration were optical sound film

Nature's Optical Toy

Nature's Optical Toy is an experimental film and homage to the "phenakistoscope." The film was hand-made with 16mm clear leader and flowers, along with black and white photographs, which were collected on my walks each m

Yanqui WALKER and the OPTICAL REVOLUTION

This film explores a now-obscure American expansionist, William Walker, who through military force and coercion became president of Nicaragua in 1856. Walker was one of many expansionists who believed it was America's Ma

Flashlight Dreams and Fleeting Shadows: an Audio-Optical Diary by Bill Nelson

A diary of multiple parts showcasing themes such as Bill's time on tour and footage from his childhood set to his music.

Optical De-dramatization Engine (O.D.E.) applied in 15-hour cycles to Ma-Xu Weibang's ‘Yeban gesheng’ (Song at Midnight), 1937

This video presents an algorithmic, generative, and software-driven dataset of images that runs in 15-hour cycles. The sequenced, glitched imagery derives from the brilliant and melodramatic Shanghai version of "Phantom

chirurgie optique

Awarded Gold Prize at the Onion City Film Festival, Chicago.

Eye Music

In a southern Mexico village, young deaf students are taking on an unusual challenge: to make a movie out of their dreams. While Eric and his friends watch films and discuss ideas, their dreams begin to work their way in

Articulation of Boolean Algebra for Film Opticals

Made out of six patterns of alternating black and white imposed upon the full surface of the film strip.