Essential Brakhage: Selected Writings on Filmmaking

by Stan Brakhage and Bruce R. McPherson

In the course of making nearly 400 films over the past 50 years, "Stan Brakhage" became synonymous with independent American filmmaking, particularly its avant-garde component. This major collection of writings draws primarily upon two long out-of-print books--Metaphors on Vision and Brakhage Scrapbook. Brakhage examines filmmaking in relation to social and professional contexts, the nature of influence and collaboration, the aesthetics of personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 092970164X
• ISBN13: 9780929701646
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: McPherson
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.1"