Matrix III by John Whitney
Apr 22, 2009
Another great piece of abstract cinema by John Whitney. The soundtrack is an extract from Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band by Terry Riley.
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Symphonie Diagonale by Viking Eggeling
• Mary Ellen Bute: Films 1934–1957
• Norman McLaren
• John Whitney’s Catalog
• Arabesque by John Whitney
• Moonlight in Glory
• Jordan Belson on DVD
• Ten films by Oskar Fischinger
• Lapis by James Whitney
• Expanded Cinema by Gene Youngblood
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#1 posted by Davecat
Apr 28th, 2009
That was, quite literally, hypnotising. But very cool! I’ll have to check out the other works that John Whitney’s done. Hopefully one day, these films will make their way to DVD…
#2 posted by John
Apr 28th, 2009
YouTube has a few other things by John Whitney. I recommend Lapis and Yantra, two films by his brother James. The Whitneys were incredibly diligent practitioners of this kind of film, also pioneers in early computer animation. If anywhere does a DVD it ought to be the Center for Visual Music.