Stan VanDerBeek Movies

  • 1970
    Moirage

    Moirage

    Moirage

    01970HD

    "A study in ocular illusions, pattern superimposition producing other patterns and illusions of three dimensionality. A thorough demonstration of the...

    Moirage
  • 1959
    Astral Man

    Astral Man

    Astral Man

    81959HD

    "An animated vision... a subliminal glance at man in light and space" S.V.

    Astral Man
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 4 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 4
  • 1967
    Man and His World

    Man and His World

    Man and His World

    01967HD

    16mm film transferred to video, color, sound

    Man and His World
  • 1959
    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    Dance of the Looney Spoons

    01959HD

    An animated and live action fantasy, the loop de loops of ten spoons, forks and tableware ... a parable in the shape of a soup spoon ... conceived as...

    Dance of the Looney Spoons
  • 1967
    Panels for the Walls of the World

    Panels for the Walls of the World

    Panels for the Walls of the World

    01967HD

    A short by Stan Vanderbeek.

    Panels for the Walls of the World
  • 1965
    The Human Face Is a Monument

    The Human Face Is a Monument

    The Human Face Is a Monument

    01965HD

    The Human Face Is a Monument
  • 1983
    Reeling in TV Time

    Reeling in TV Time

    Reeling in TV Time

    01983HD

    In Reeling in TV Time, VanDerBeek experiments with imaging capabilities and early computer graphics.

    Reeling in TV Time
  • 1964
    Newsreel of Dreams 1 & 2

    Newsreel of Dreams 1 & 2

    Newsreel of Dreams 1 & 2

    01964HD

    Dream matrix, history written in lightning image, memory and the TV syntax, images flowing and fused together to other images and electronic tapestry...

    Newsreel of Dreams 1 & 2
  • 1967
    Poem Field Series

    Poem Field Series

    Poem Field Series

    01967HD

    "Each film was constructed using Knowlton's BEFLIX computer language, which was based on FORTRAN. The films were programmed on a IBM 7094 computer....

    Poem Field Series
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 6 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 6
  • 1983
    Sonia and Stan Paint a Portrait of Ronnie

    Sonia and Stan Paint a Portrait of Ronnie

    Sonia and Stan Paint a Portrait of Ronnie

    01983HD

    In Sonia and Stan Paint a Portrait of Ronnie, VanDerBeek and artist Sonia Sheridan assemble a pastiche of images of Ronald Reagan, metamorphosed...

    Sonia and Stan Paint a Portrait of Ronnie
  • 1977
    Vanishing Point Left

    Vanishing Point Left

    Vanishing Point Left

    01977HD

    In Vanishing Point Left, the "vanishing point" is an analogy for the metaphysics of watching the video screen, which assumes such forms as a mandala,...

    Vanishing Point Left
  • 1963
    Summit

    Summit

    Summit

    01963HD

    World leaders at the crossroads.

    Summit
  • 1967
    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    01967HD

    A dance filmed with Elaine Summers, in which the nude figure is placed against nature, in this case a particular and spherical sense of nature as...

    Spherical Space No. 1
  • 1958
    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    01958HD

    A companion piece to Wheeeels No. 1, exploring more of the highways and by-ways of “American on Wheels”- with the filmmaker's gentle...

    Wheeeeels No. 2
  • 1959
    Street Meat

    Street Meat

    Street Meat

    01959HD

    Vanderbeek photographs NYC, 1959. The 'meat' of the street: Doorways, debris, dilapidation. We meet a few youngsters and get a glimpse into a bygone...

    Street Meat
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 8 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 8
  • 1965
    Movie-Movies

    Movie-Movies

    Movie-Movies

    01965HD

    Experimental film that used handheld projectors to present film images and slide projections.

    Movie-Movies
  • 1968
    Superimposition

    Superimposition

    Superimposition

    01968HD

    Similes of a slippery TV tube gesticulate break and supply – a long view of multiple images (Mr. Johnson's war, is it Howard Johnson's or...

    Superimposition