Hi Scott, Jason Sanders at BAMPFA's Film Library & Study Center always encourages me to "drop by sometime" and today I did; he wasn't in! But Miriam Campos-Quinn was and she pulled two folders of Frampton clippings for me. I can tell you that in every entry for *Summer Solstice*–in screenings worldwide, in the price list ($980 in 1978), on Frampton's own CV, in the authoritative *Resource Guide: Bibliography and Filmography* compiled by Michael Zryd and Robert A. Haller for the 1989 International Film Congress–the run time is given at 32 minutes. Most of the filmographies state whether Frampton's films are sound or silent but none of them mention f.p.s. which makes me think they are all expected to be shown at sound speed.
Mike Zryd seems to be a/the foremost expert on Frampton and he's posted to Frameworks in the past; why not reach out to him? [email protected] Eric On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM Scott Stark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I’ve been previewing a print of Hollis Frampton’s 1974 film “Summer > Solstice,” and it looks very much to me like it was shot at 18fps. At 24fps > the movements of the cows look slightly speeded up throughout. The label on > the can (from Filmmakers Coop) clearly says 24fps. > > I’m wondering if anyone on this list knows anything about Frampton’s > intentions regarding the projection speed. Did he want it to look slightly > speeded up, or did he intend it to be shown at 18fps? I haven’t been able > to find anything about this online. > > I actually saw him project this film in person many years ago as part of > the Magellan Cycle, but my memory of it is no longer crystal clear, > especially since it was probably the first film I ever saw by him. > > Thanks for any insights. > > Scott Stark > > Sent from my iPad > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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