Abstract Films

Here is the list of some excellent abstract films I found on YouTube. I hope you find them as interesting and inspiring as they are to me. Hope they will not be removed as fast as the last film I recommended on my blog.

Hans Richter - Rhythmus 21

Hans Richter - Rhythm.21 (1921) (without Music)

Hans Richter - Rhythm.23

Filmstudie - Hans Richter, 1926

Viking Eggeling, Olga Neuwirth: Symphonie Diagonale

Marcel Duchamp - Anemic Cinema

Lichtspiel, Opus 1 - by Walther Ruttmann

Stan Brakhage, "Mothlight" (1963)

Stan Brakhage - Preludes # 01

Stan Brakhage - Delicacies of molten horror synapse (1990)

Oskar Fischinger, in "Fantasia", Walt Disney -1940

Fischinger, Radio Dynamics, 1943

John Whitney-Permutations (1966)

Whitney, James, Yantra, 1950

László Moholy-Nagy's Light-Space Modulator (1922-30)

Le Retour A La Raison by Man Ray 1923

Machiniplex Premiere

I really looked forward the Machiniplex Premiere of "9" and it was a great experience for me. I've never expected that much interest in this kind of filmmaking and was surprised how many of you actually showed interest and participated that event. The tough part was indeed answering all the interesting questions. Tnx a lot to the Premieres hosts Ricky and Phil who guided me through that event and set up a place and mood where I felt save. I hope at least I could give some solid answers. If you still have some open questions about the movie or the production, just let me know and I'll do my best to help.
I apologize for the last minute chance of the location. But thanks to Phil, HatHead and Bree (for providing such a nice spot in SL), I guess we got everyone in place for the Premiere. If you got lost or want to listen again to the Premiere's audio and chat, Ricky and Phil have recorded the session and will put the tracks online after some editing. If you had problems watching the movie in SL or just want to view it again, it's now online at the Machiniplex Website. Thank you again for showing up at the Premiere your interest in my filmmaking.

M.A.G Machinima Award 2009

M.A.G Machinima Award 2009 deadline is coming close (27. Sept 2009). If you haven't already, submit your Second Life machinima now to the festival held by the Machinima Artist Guild (M.A.G) in Second Life. The MACHINIMA AWARD 2009 will be awarding one of the largest Prize Money ever given out in Second Life with Starting Prize Money of 250,000L$
For more infos about the festival:
Official Press Release August, 31 2009

Reminder: "9" will Premiere on Machiniplex this Sunday

Machiniplex will Premiere my film "9" this Sunday, Sept 13 at 11AM - 1PM (Pacific Time). After the screening I'll will be on hand to comment on the film and answer questions.
The Premiere is held at the elegant Hathead's Lounge in Second Life.
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/HatHead%20II/68/125/756

Cinemanila Machinima Film Festival

Great to see another Machinima Festival around the world.

"The 2009 Cinemanila Machinima Film Festival is a brand new component of the Cinemanila International Film Festival, and is being held for the first time this year. It is the first ever Machinima event of its kind in the Philippines."

Cinemanila Machinima Film Festival

Deadline for submissions is September 21, 2009

Documentary removed from YouTube

Shortly after I postet about that intersting documentary on the prehistory of film by German filmmaker Werner Nekes it got removed from YouTube. These are those things that really scare me. Is it just a random coincidence or should we keep our links to those gems more secret in the future? I hope you had a chance to watch or download it before it got removed.

Film before film

An interesting and inspiring documentary about the prehistory of film by German filmmaker Werner Nekes:
Film before film - What really happens between images