Poem Field No. 7 (1967)

Movie
Poem Field No. 7
NR 4 minJun 6th, 1967AnimationPoem Field PosterPart of Poem Field
"Calligraphic computer animation of the enigmatic poem 'There is no way to peace- Peace is the way.' Black and white animation is colored by Brown/ Olvey. This film with soundtrack by John Cage is a lyric accidental stylization of christian myth/crosses. The patterns are written by random programs on a computer with help by Ken Knowlton." S.V.
DirectorStan VanDerBeek

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 6th, 1967
Original Language:English

Poem Field

Poem Field is the name of a series of 8 computer-generated animations by Stan Vanderbeek and Ken Knowlton in 1964-1967. The animations were programmed in a language called Beflix (short for "Bell Flicks"), which was developed by Knowlton.