Overview

This book explores the practice of artist filmmaker William Raban from 1970 to the present.  The trajectory from his early experimental, landscape and expanded cinema works of the 1970s leads into more recent films on the River Thames and London; his techniques are examined and engagingly explained to attract a wide readership including both experts and those with little knowledge of the subject. This is a personal account of what it means to make work in a radical filmmaking context to explore both the political and perceptual/formal qualities of film through a period of immense social and technological change. 

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Author:   William Raban
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2025 ed.
ISBN:  

9783031771132

ISBN 10:   3031771133
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   31 January 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: a student at Saint Martin’s River Yar and other early works.- Chapter 3: Angles of Incidence, Moonshine, Thames Barrier, Autumn Scenes, Wave Formations.- Chapter 4: From 2’45” to Pink Trousers, After Duchamp, 4’22”and Crosscurrents.- Chapter 5: Episodes from The London Filmmakers' Co-op (1972-77) and Filmaktion.- Chapter 6: Black and Silver (1981).- Chapter 7: Thames Film.- Chapter 8: From 60° North and Passion for the Sea.- Chapter 9: Under the Tower trilogy: Sundial, A13 and Island Race.- Chapter 10: MM and About Now MMX .- Chapter 11: Ron Haselden, Stephen Cripps at Acme, Beating the Bridges, and Confessions.- Chapter 12: Firestation (2000) and 72-82 (2014).- Chapter 13: The Houseless Shadow (2011) and Time and the Wave (2013).- Chapter 14: Available Light London Republic and Laki Haze.- Chapter 15: Reflection.

Reviews

“Nautical Twilight reveals enough to show that he has rarely fitted any pigeonhole. … Craftsmanship, economy and precision are clearly what matter greatly to Raban in this seemingly dry, yet highly informative autobiography. His explanation of the unusual title, likely to mean little to most readers, is typical.” (Ian Christie, MFJ - Millennium Film Journal, Issue 82, 2025) 

Author Information

William Raban has made over 50 films and film installations that have been shown internationally in cinemas, museums and galleries.  His film teaching includes Saint Martin's School of Art, London College of Communication, Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art.  He lives and works in London and is Professor Emeritus at the University of the Arts London.

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