This is pre-1945 obviously and not "experimental" as such, but worth mentioning anyway as a classic precursor to this practice; the opening newsreel scene in Citizen Kane (1941) was physically scratched and manipulated by the editor dragging the film along the floor to give it the look of a well-worn and traveled film. I'm quite curious to know if this was the first film to pioneer this technique...
Been a while since I read it and not sure if it offers many film examples, but Paolo Cherchi Usai's essay/book The Death Of Cinema is certainly worth a read re: destructive film practices - currently OOP but I believe it's due a reprint from the BFI very soon. John _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
