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Author:   Simon Payne (Anglia Ruskin University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   BFI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781839026485

ISBN 10:   1839026480
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction:ThreeSs 1. AfterDuchamp:WilliamRaban 2. By candlelight: Elemental cinema and flicker 3. Constructivismintofilm:SystemsartandGuySherwin 4. Dark from light: Nick Collins’ films 5. Filmmusic:JayneParkerandJohn Cage 6. Gamesandchallengesinartists’filmsandvideos 7. Insearchofasensualphilosophy:MalcolmLeGrice 8. Knitting patterns in Jennifer Nightingale’s films 9. Lengths and lines: Artists’ filmstrips 10. Matches:ResponsestoAnnabelNicolson’sexpandedcinema 11. Not far at all: Peter Gidal 12. Object no.1: Montage in films by Samantha Rebello 13. Primarystructures:DavidHall’ssculptureofthescreen 14. Quartet and quadrants: Nicky Hamlyn 15. Signals:Teaching,learningandpositivefeedback 16. Tree Again: Chris Welsby 17. Vide0void:DavidLarcherandAnthonyMcCall 18. Words: John Smith and Lis Rhodes 19. Zerosandones:Abstractdigitalcinema Conclusion: History and criticism

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Simon’s book is that rare thing, a work of serious scholarship that is also a joy to read. Reviewing the work of many of the UK’s major film and video artists, he draws on his deep knowledge of the arts to make new connections and question many long-held assumptions. A superb achievement. * David Curtis, author of Experimental Cinema (1971) and Artists' Film (2021) * This is one of the most accessible texts on experimental cinema, written in a lively and highly engaging style. Payne’s unique perspective as a filmmaker, curator and scholar brings historical depth and analytical precision to key works of the British avant-garde. * Kim Knowles, Senior Lecturer in Alternative and Experimental Film, Aberystwyth University, UK *

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Simon Payne is an experimental video maker whose work has shown in numerous venues including Tate Modern; the Serpentine Gallery; The Hermitage, St Petersburg and the London, Edinburgh and Rotterdam Film Festivals. He has written widely on experimental film and video, and recently co-edited the book Kurt Kren: Structural Film with Nicky Hamlyn and A.L. Rees. He is Reader in Film and Media Studies at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

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