OffOn
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OffOn is an experimental film created by Scott Bartlett[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19407443 The films of Scott Bartlett (VHS tape, 1987) - WorldCat.org][http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/01/scott-bartletts.html OffOn on WFMU's Beware of the Blog] made and released in 1968.
Summary
It is most notable for being one of the first examples in which film and video technologies were combined.[http://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/offon-scott-bartlett/ Offon — Scott Bartlett - Underground Film Journal] The nine-minute film combines a number of video loops which have been altered through re-photography or video colorization, and utilizes an electronic sound track to create its unique effect.[https://archive.org/details/offon_20170223 OffOn on Internet Archive]
Legacy
In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-05-06}}{{Cite web|title=Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-04-215/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2004/2004-12-28/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-05-06}}[http://www.screeningthepast.com/2016/12/the-uncensored-cortex-psychedelia-and-american-avant-garde-film-in-the-1960s/ “The Uncensored Cortex”: Psychedelia and American Avant-garde Film in the 1960s]
It also appeared on the 1979 ABC News special Mission: Mind Control[https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.37950 Mission Mind Control: National Archives and Records Administration on Internet Archive] and the 1990 Oscar-nominated documentary film Berkeley in the Sixties.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099121/movieconnections/?tab=mc&ref_=tt_trv_cnn Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) - Connections - IMDb]
In 1980, Scott recreated the event in a video production class at UCLA called The Making of OffOn.[https://archive.org/details/making-offon_bartlett_pm0028372 Making Offon: Scott Bartlett on Internet Archive]
See also
References
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External links
- OffOn essay by Scott Simmon on the National Film Registry website
- {{IMDb title|0277931}}
- {{YouTube|hEr9Z7Q4ZxY|OffOn by Scott Bartlett}}
- [http://people.wcsu.edu/mccarneyh/fva/b/Offon.html Synopsis and discussion of OffOn.]
- [https://www.undergroundfilmjournal.com/offon-scott-bartlett/ OffOn on Underground Film Journal]
- [https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/offon-1968-2000kbps# OffOn on National Film Preservation Foundation]
- OffOn essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 {{ISBN|0826429777}}, pages 643-644 [https://books.google.com/books/about/America_s_Film_Legacy.html?id=deq3xI8OmCkC]
Category:United States National Film Registry films