'Painter and filmmaker James Whitney and his brother, fellow filmmaker John Whitney began collaborative investigations of abstract film in 1940 . . . Considered a pioneer of camera animation, John Whitney engineered multiple technological innovations to make films that create a dialogue between imagery and sound, “the voices of light and tone.’ Lauren Hebert and Heather McGuire
James and John Whitney All ages 41 minutes
Sun 11 May 3.00pm / Cinema A
Lapis 1960
16MM, COLOUR, MONO, 9 MINUTES, USA / DIRECTOR: JAMES WHITNEY
Matrix III 1970
16MM, COLOUR, MONO, 11 MINUTES, USA / DIRECTOR: JOHN WHITNEY
Per-Mu-Ta-Tions 1968
16MM, Colour, MONO, 8 MINUTES, USA / DIRECTOR: JOHN WHITNEY
Experiments in Motion Graphics 1968
16MM, COLOUR, MONO, 13 MINUTES, USA / DIRECTOR: JOHN WHITNEY
Film prints for ‘James and John Whitney’ provided courtesy of the National Film and Video Lending Service at the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra.
