Dime store

Duration: 6

Year Published: 1949

Creator: by Dorsey Alexander.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Alexander, Dorsey P., direction.

Description: Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; PFA 1604-01-14500. Restricted: Archival. Not for research or exhibition.; PFA 1604-01-14503. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only.; PFA 1604-01-14502. Restricted: For research use.; PFA 1604-01-14501. Restricted: Print quality not approved.; Despite its abstract conception, Dorsey Alexander claims a quasi-documentary quality for Dime store, when he remarks "that someone needed to record the fascination of 10 cent stores before they disappeared forever." The ashtrays, jackstraws, bobbins, and many more objects depicted in the film reveal abstract aspects and form abstract patterns while they still remain clearly recognizable as common objects. This tension between abstract and concrete qualities is further elaborated by the constantly changing color relations. The fast paced visual rhythms are enhanced--and clarified--by the rhythm of the accompanying music.; PFA 1604-01-14500. D0284; PFA 1604-01-14500. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (6 min.) (200 ft.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. polyester reversal print. Warped; color is fading slightly to pink but full spectrum still present; light scratches; no splices; 0.2% shrink; A-wind; acetate; Ektachrome Rev 1947 stock; PFA 1604-01-14503. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (6 min.) (200 ft.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; PFA 1604-01-14502. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (6 min.) (200 ft.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. polyester print. Excellent condition; PFA 1604-01-14501. Print not approved due to track over- modulation

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE