From: alvamel (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2006 - 12:49:00 PDT
Hi Arturo,
Any possibility that this program will make it to the West Coast? Or be available as a tour package that my film department could rent?
Thanks,
Alva
-----Original Message-----
>From: Arturo Menchaca <email suppressed>
>Sent: Apr 5, 2006 11:19 AM
>To: email suppressed
>Subject: A Cinema of Physics and Perception - Frequencies/Flicker: April 7, 2006 in Chicago
>
>Block Cinema presents
>
>A Cinema of Physics and Perception
>
>Week 2:
>FREQUENCIES/FLICKER
>This Friday, April 7th, 2006
>8 pm
>
>The Flicker (Tony Conrad, 1966, 30 min.)
>Raindance (Standish Lawder, 1972, 16 min.)
>Ray Gun Virus (Paul Sharits, 1966, 14 min.)
>
>Focusing on the fixed internal boundaries of a filmstrip, these classic
>films highlight the perceived collision of one frame with the next, the
>frequencies with which these collisions can occur, and their effect on
>our nervous system. Guest speaker: Professor Satoru Suzuki,
>Northwestern University, Department of Psychology and Institute for
>Neuroscience.
>
>WARNING: These films contain flickering and strobing effects. People
>afflicted with photosensitive epilepsy may be at risk. There will be a
>5 minute break between each film to allow the viewers to rest their
>eyes.
>
>All screenings are at Block Cinema, located in the Pick-Laudati
>Auditorium in the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern
>University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208.
>
>Tickets are $6, or $4 for Block Museum members, students with ID, and
>senior citizens. $20 for a season pass.
>
>For more information on this series, visit
>http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/block-cinema/physics.html
>
>
>
>Arturo Menchaca
>Student Programming Committee Chairman
>Block Cinema
>Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
>Northwestern University
>40 Arts Circle Drive
>Evanston, IL 60208
>Tel: (847) 491.5802
>Fax: (847) 491.2261
>email suppressed
>
>__________________________________________________________________
>For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>
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For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.