''OffOn'' is an experimental film created by
Scott Bartlett made and released in 1968.
Summary
It is most notable for being one of the first examples in which film and video technologies were combined. The nine-minute film combines a number of video loops which have been altered through re-photography or video colorization, and utilizes an electronic sound track to create its unique effect.
Legacy
In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States
National Film Registry
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by the
Library of Congress
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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
It also appeared on the 1990 Oscar-nominated documentary film ''
Berkeley in the Sixties
''Berkeley in the Sixties'' is a 1990 documentary film by Mark Kitchell.
Summary
The film highlights the origins of the Free Speech Movement beginning with the May 1960 House Un-American Activities Committee hearings at San Francisco City Hall, t ...
''.
In 1980, Scott recreated the event in a video production class at
UCLA
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called ''The Making of OffOn''.
Making Offon: Scott Bartlett - Internet Archive
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See also
* Counterculture of the 1960s
*Television production
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*Psychedelia
Psychedelia refers to the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s and the psychedelic experience. This includes psychedelic art, psychedelic music and style of dress during that era. This was primarily generated by people who used psychedelic ...
References
External links
*''OffOn'' essay by Scott Simmon on the National Film Registry
The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception ...
website
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Synopsis and discussion of OffOn.
''OffOn'' on Underground Film Journal
OffOn on National Film Preservation Foundation
* ''OffOn'' essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 {{ISBN, 0826429777, pages 643-64
1968 films
United States National Film Registry films
American short films
1960s avant-garde and experimental films
1968 short films