"Quiddity" prose editor David Logan unpacks the meaning and predictions to be found in the groundbreaking 1915 film book by Springfield, Illinois, native Vachel Lindsay, a poet and performer.
Talk given 10/29/17 at Shatterglass Studios as part of the eighth annual New Art Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois. Recorded and edited by Forced Perspective Entertainment of Champaign, Illinois.
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Segments:
0:12 Vachel Lindsay-Artist, Poet, Tramp, and Prophet
6:38 Vachel Lindsay-Film Theorist, Aestheticist, and Critic
9:04 Recognition for The Art of the Moving Picture
14:12 New Film Types and Traditional Art Forms
22:33 Hieroglyphs-The Original Photoplay
24:28 Actors, Scientists, and Artists
31:15 Saving America's Soul from Saloons
33:59 The Ideal Theater
39:12 A Vision of Moving Pictures as the Great Democratizer
43:28 Final Thoughts
Resources:
quidditylit.org/
vachellindsay.org/
forcedperspectiveentertainment.com/
www.shatterglassstudios.com/
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