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Stan Brakhage

스탠 브래키지 · スタン・ブラッケージ · 斯坦·布拉哈格 · Стэн Брэкидж
Born 14 Jan 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA Died 9 Mar 2003aged 70400 credits

Stan Brakhage (January 14, 1933 - March 9, 2003) is one of the most influential filmmakers in American avant-garde cinema, noted for his unflinching social commentaries and technical innovations. Over his nearly 40-year career, he has made over 200 films of varying length. He made his first film, Interim (1952) at age 18 after dropping out of college. Brakhage films seek to change the way we see. They encourage viewers to eschew traditional narrative structure in favor of pure visual perception that is not reliant on naming what is seen; rather his goal is to create a more visceral visual experience, for he believes that a "stream-of visual-consciousness could be nothing less than the pathway of the soul." To this end, his films are shot in highly sensual colors and utilize minimal soundtracks. His work can be divided into distinct periods. His first short films explored the properties and possibilities of light. In many of his experimental ventures, Brakhage has forgone traditional cinematography in favor of working directly with the film stock itself. He has occasionally painted, inked, scratched and dyed images onto it; he has also tried pasting organic objects on the film. His most famous example is the 1963 short Mothlight in which he glued moth wings onto the stock. Some of his early films were based on his most intimate experiences that included making love to his new bride--depicted on negative film--in Wedlock House: An Intercourse (1959), and an attempt to bring his dead dog back to life with a camera in Sirius Remembered (1959). During the 1960s, Brakhage's iconoclastic views were celebrated for their poetry, but during the '70s, his focus changed to social issues and he alienated many supporters with such disturbing film series as the "Pittsburgh documents" in which he presented many gruesome views of inner city life with films such as Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1971) which was shot in a morgue. He also continued with autobiographical material with the "Sincerity/Duplicity series. During the 1980s, Brakhage's focus again changed--this time he became intrigued with creating truly "abstract" films such as Arabics (1982) which consists of brilliant bursts of colored light which he claims, represent "envisioned music." In addition to filmmaking, Brakhage also wrote books about films and filmmaking and also served as a teacher.

斯坦·布拉哈格是美国先锋派电影界最具影响力的电影人之一,以其直言不讳的社会评论和技术创新而闻名。在近40年的职业生涯中,他创作了200多部不同长度的电影。18岁时,他从大学退学,拍摄了自己的第一部电影《过渡期》(1952年)。布拉哈格的电影旨在改变我们看待事物的方式。它们鼓励观众摒弃传统的叙事结构,转而追求纯粹的视觉感知,这种感知不依赖于对所见事物进行命名;相反,他的目标是创造一种更直观的视觉体验,因为他认为“视觉意识流无异于灵魂的通道”。为了实现这一目标,他的电影采用极具感官冲击力的色彩拍摄,并使用极少的配乐。 他的作品可以分为不同的时期。他早期的短片探索了光的特性和可能性。在许多实验性尝试中,布拉哈格放弃了传统的电影摄影术,转而直接对胶片进行创作。他偶尔会在胶片上绘画、涂墨、刮擦和染色以形成图像,还尝试过将有机物体粘贴在胶片上。他最著名的例子是1963年的短片《飞蛾之光》,在这部影片中,他将飞蛾的翅膀粘在了胶片上。他的一些早期电影基于自己最私密的经历,包括在《婚姻之家:一段亲密关系》(1959年)中,用负片呈现与新婚妻子亲热的场景;以及在《回忆天狼星》(1959年)中,试图用相机让死去的狗复活。20世纪60年代,布拉哈格打破传统的观点因其诗意而备受赞誉,但到了70年代,他的关注点转向了社会问题,其令人不安的系列电影(如《匹兹堡纪实》)让许多支持者与他疏远,在这些影片中,他展现了市中心生活的诸多恐怖景象,例如在停尸房拍摄的《亲眼所见》(1971年)。他还继续创作自传体作品,如《真诚/虚伪》系列。20世纪80年代,布拉哈格的关注点再次发生变化——这次他热衷于创作真正的“抽象”电影,如《阿拉伯风格》(1982年),这部影片由绚丽的彩色光爆发画面组成,他称这些画面代表了“想象中的音乐”。除了电影制作,布拉哈格还撰写了关于电影和电影制作的书籍,并曾担任教师。

斯坦·布拉哈格是美國先鋒派電影界最具影響力的電影人之一,以其直言不諱的社會評論和技術創新而聞名。在近 40 年的職業生涯中,他創作了 200 多部不同長度的電影。18 歲時,他從大學退學,拍攝了自己的第一部電影《過渡期》(1952 年)。布拉哈格的電影旨在改變我們看待事物的方式。它們鼓勵觀眾摒棄傳統的敘事結構,轉而追求純粹的視覺感知,這種感知不依賴於對所見事物進行命名;相反,他的目標是創造一種更直觀的視覺體驗,因為他認為“視覺意識流無異於靈魂的通道”。為了實現這一目標,他的電影採用極具感官冲擊力的色彩拍攝,並使用極少的配樂。 他的作品可以分為不同的時期。他早期的短片探索了光的特性和可能性。在許多實驗性嘗試中,布拉哈格放棄了傳統的電影攝影術,轉而直接對膠片進行創作。他偶爾會在膠片上繪畫、塗墨、刮擦和染色以形成圖像,還嘗試過將有機物體粘貼在膠片上。他最著名的例子是 1963 年的短片《飛蛾之光》,在這部影片中,他將飛蛾的翅膀粘在了膠片上。他的一些早期電影基於自己最私密的經歷,包括在《婚姻之家:一段親密關係》(1959 年)中,用負片呈現與新婚妻子親熱的場景;以及在《回憶天狼星》(1959 年)中,試圖用相機讓死去的狗復活。20 世紀 60 年代,布拉哈格打破傳統的觀點因其詩意而備受讚譽,但到了 70 年代,他的關注點轉向了社會問題,其令人不安的系列電影(如《匹茲堡紀實》)讓許多支持者與他疏遠,在這些影片中,他展現了市中心生活的諸多恐怖景象,例如在停屍房拍攝的《親眼所見》(1971 年)。他還繼續創作自傳體作品,如《真誠/虛偽》系列。20 世紀 80 年代,布拉哈格的關注點再次發生變化——這次他熱衷於創作真正的“抽象”電影,如《阿拉伯風格》(1982 年),這部影片由絢麗的彩色光爆發畫面組成,他稱這些畫面代表了“想象中的音樂”。除了電影制作,布拉哈格還撰寫了關於電影和電影制作的書籍,並曾擔任教師。

Directing (294)

Coupling
Coupling2004 · Director
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One2003 · Director
Chinese Series
Chinese Series2003 · Director
Stan's Window
Stan's Window2003 · Director
Work in Progress
Work in Progress2003 · Director
Dark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul2002 · Director
Lovesong 6
Lovesong 62002 · Director
Lovesong 5
Lovesong 52002 · Director
Resurrectus Est
Resurrectus Est2002 · Director
Micro-Garden
Micro-Garden2002 · Director
Seasons...
Seasons...2002 · Director
SB (One Minute for Vienna)
SB (One Minute for Vienna)2002 · Director
Panels for the Walls of Heaven
Panels for the Walls of Heaven2002 · Director
Lovesong 4
Lovesong 42002 · Director
Ascension
Ascension2002 · Director
Lovesong 3
Lovesong 32002 · Director
Persian Series
Persian Series2001 · Director
Baby Jesus
Baby Jesus2001 · Director
Christ on Cross
Christ on Cross2001 · Director
In Jesus Name
In Jesus Name2001 · Director
Jesus Wept
Jesus Wept2001 · Director
Rounds
Rounds2001 · Director
Occam's Thread
Occam's Thread2001 · Director
Lovesong
Lovesong2001 · Director
Lovesong 2
Lovesong 22001 · Director
Persian Series #13
Persian Series #132001 · Director
Persian Series #14
Persian Series #142001 · Director
Persian Series #15
Persian Series #152001 · Director
Persian Series #16
Persian Series #162001 · Director
Persian Series #17
Persian Series #172001 · Director
Persian Series #18
Persian Series #182001 · Director
Garden Path
Garden Path2001 · Director
Night Mulch
Night Mulch2001 · Director
Very
Very2001 · Director
Persian Series #9
Persian Series #92000 · Director
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him2000 · Director
Burial Path
Burial Path2000 · Director
Persian Series #6
Persian Series #62000 · Director
Water for Maya
Water for Maya2000 · Director
Persian Series #10
Persian Series #102000 · Director
Persian Series #11
Persian Series #112000 · Director
Persian Series #12
Persian Series #122000 · Director
Persian Series #7
Persian Series #72000 · Director
Persian Series #8
Persian Series #82000 · Director
Persian Series #5
Persian Series #51999 · Director
Persian Series #2
Persian Series #21999 · Director
Persian Series #1
Persian Series #11999 · Director
Worm and Web Love
Worm and Web Love1999 · Director
Alternating Currents
Alternating Currents1999 · Director
Stately Mansions Did Decree
Stately Mansions Did Decree1999 · Director
Moilsome Toilsome
Moilsome Toilsome1999 · Director
The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower1999 · Director
Cricket Requiem
Cricket Requiem1999 · Director
Cloud Chamber
Cloud Chamber1999 · Director
The Lion and the Zebra Make God's Raw Jewels
The Lion and the Zebra Make God's Raw Jewels1999 · Director
The Earthsong of the Cricket
The Earthsong of the Cricket1999 · Director
The Birds of Paradise
The Birds of Paradise1999 · Director
...Reel Five
...Reel Five1999 · Director
Persian Series #3
Persian Series #31999 · Director
Persian Series #4
Persian Series #41999 · Director

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Acting (34)

Brakhage on Brakhage
Brakhage on Brakhage2025 · Self
Between Two Cinemas
Between Two Cinemas2018 · Self
MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade
MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade2012 · Self
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film2011 · Self - Filmmaker
For Stan
For Stan2009 · Self
Notes on Marie Menken
Notes on Marie Menken2006 · Self
Preserving Cultural Traditions in a Period of Instability
Preserving Cultural Traditions in a Period of Instability2004 · Self
Brakhage: The Final Word
Brakhage: The Final Word2004 · Self
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volume One2003 · Self
A Visit to Stan Brakhage
A Visit to Stan Brakhage2003 · Self
The Extraordinary Day
The Extraordinary Day2003 · Self
Jonas at the Ocean
Jonas at the Ocean2002 · Self
Vakvagany
Vakvagany2002 · Self
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
In the Mirror of Maya Deren2001 · Self
Garden Path
Garden Path2001 · Self
Looking at Forest of Bliss
Looking at Forest of Bliss2000 · Self
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000 · Self
Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame1999 · Self
Stan Brakhage: The Art of Seeing
Stan Brakhage: The Art of Seeing1999 · Self
Brakhage
Brakhage1998 · Self
Tubes of Fire
Tubes of Fire1998
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation1997 · Self
Cannibal! The Musical
Cannibal! The Musical1996 · Noon Sr.
Jonas in the Desert
Jonas in the Desert1994 · Self
Abstract Cinema
Abstract Cinema1993 · Self
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box1991 · Self
Watunna
Watunna1989 · Narrator
Invocation: Maya Deren
Invocation: Maya Deren1987 · Self
Greetings from Boulder
Greetings from Boulder1986 · Self
Tortured Dust
Tortured Dust1984
Stan & Jane Brakhage
Stan & Jane Brakhage1981 · Self
The Stars Are Beautiful
The Stars Are Beautiful1974 · Narrator
Filmmakers
Filmmakers1969 · Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968 · Self

Crew (65)

Chinese Series
Chinese Series2003 · Editor
Stan's Window
Stan's Window2003 · Director of Photography
Work in Progress
Work in Progress2003 · Director of Photography
Resurrectus Est
Resurrectus Est2002 · Editor
SB (One Minute for Vienna)
SB (One Minute for Vienna)2002 · Editor
Persian Series
Persian Series2001 · producer
Persian Series
Persian Series2001 · Editor
Persian Series
Persian Series2001 · Director of Photography
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him2000 · Editor
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him2000 · Director of Photography
Water for Maya
Water for Maya2000 · producer
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him
The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him2000 · producer
Persian Series #9
Persian Series #92000 · Editor
Persian Series #12
Persian Series #122000 · Editor
Persian Series #9
Persian Series #92000 · Director of Photography
Persian Series #9
Persian Series #92000 · producer
Water for Maya
Water for Maya2000 · Editor
Water for Maya
Water for Maya2000 · Director of Photography
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg1994 · Thanks
For Marilyn
For Marilyn1992 · Director of Photography
For Marilyn
For Marilyn1992 · Editor
A Child's Garden and the Serious Sea
A Child's Garden and the Serious Sea1991 · Director of Photography
Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. Lawrence
Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. Lawrence1990 · Director of Photography
Passage Through: A Ritual
Passage Through: A Ritual1990 · Director of Photography
Passage Through: A Ritual
Passage Through: A Ritual1990 · Editor
Visions in Meditation
Visions in Meditation1990 · producer
Visions in Meditation
Visions in Meditation1990 · Editor
Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. Lawrence
Visions in Meditation #4: D.H. Lawrence1990 · Editor
Visions in Meditation #2: Mesa Verde
Visions in Meditation #2: Mesa Verde1989 · Editor
Faustfilm: An Opera: Part I
Faustfilm: An Opera: Part I1987 · Director of Photography
Tortured Dust
Tortured Dust1984 · Director of Photography
Tortured Dust
Tortured Dust1984 · Editor
Unconscious London Strata
Unconscious London Strata1981 · Director of Photography
Unconscious London Strata
Unconscious London Strata1981 · Editor
Arabic Numeral Series 10
Arabic Numeral Series 101981 · Director of Photography
Arabic Numeral Series 10
Arabic Numeral Series 101981 · Editor
Other
Other1980 · Director of Photography
Salome
Salome1980 · Director of Photography
Salome
Salome1980 · Editor
The Domain of the Moment
The Domain of the Moment1977 · Director of Photography
The Governor
The Governor1977 · Editor
The Governor
The Governor1977 · Director of Photography
Airs
Airs1976 · Director of Photography
Short Films: 1975 #9
Short Films: 1975 #91975 · Editor
Short Films: 1975 #9
Short Films: 1975 #91975 · Director of Photography
Short Films: 1975 #2
Short Films: 1975 #21975 · Editor
Short Films: 1975 #2
Short Films: 1975 #21975 · Director of Photography
Sincerity II
Sincerity II1975 · Editor
Sincerity II
Sincerity II1975 · Director of Photography
Hymn to Her
Hymn to Her1974 · Director of Photography
Hymn to Her
Hymn to Her1974 · Editor
The Text of Light
The Text of Light1974 · Director of Photography
The Stars Are Beautiful
The Stars Are Beautiful1974 · Director of Photography
Nuptiae
Nuptiae1971 · Director of Photography
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #41970 · Director of Photography
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #41970 · Editor
Window Suite of Children's Songs
Window Suite of Children's Songs1969 · Editor
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #31969 · Editor
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #3
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #31969 · Director of Photography
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #2
Scenes from Under Childhood Section #21969 · Editor

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Writing (7)