[Rumori] Req. Slightly to Drastically Modified Films History

[PeterALopez]

Believe the below post was meant for the list, and it's better then remembering the Airplane! / Zero Hour connection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q__vuyH1JEI

-----Original Message-----
>From: wobbly at detritus.net
>Sent: Aug 29, 2009 4:33 PM
>To: PeterALopez <pl1x at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [Rumori] Req. Slightly to Drastically Modified Films History
>
>> This is a request for ideas on the history of modified films. (slight to
>> drastic)
>
>this blog does a good job of linking to the papers / videos tracing the
>history of films which use found footage, in the context of the recent
>explosion of video editing which seemed to enter a new phase about 10
>years ago
>
>http://recycledcinema.blogspot.com/
>
>the 'modified films' thing is encouraging in that it very closely
>resembles in practice what Debord recommended in 'A User's Guide To
>Detournment' in the late 50's -- redeeming / correcting the intent of
>flawed works of art.  This is a lot closer to what's happening now, with
>everyone making their own Director's Cuts, or cutting down their favorite
>scenes from a film and setting it to Celine Dion song and sticking it
>online, resulting in something very much like a promotional video...  as
>opposed to the history of 'found footage' films which are just profoundly
>structurally different collages you'd never mistake for the original
>source material
>
>http://www.bopsecrets.org/SI/detourn.htm
>
>-jl
>
>ps ep3 up
>http://rwm.macba.cat/en/curatorial/
>