Introspection /

Duration: 7

Year Published: 1947

Creator: Planned and directed by Sara Kathryn Arledge.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Arledge, Sara Kathryn, 1911-1998, film director, film producer.; Smith, Clyde B., director of photography.; Sykes, Don, 1917-2004, director of photography.; Mitchell, James, 1920-2010, dancer.; Martin, Bill, dancer.; Riccard, Joe, dancer.; Baxter, John R., actor.

Description: "Introspection -- is a series of experiments -- These fragments of dancer imagery were produced in 1941 and 1946"--Opening titles.; Premiered at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Art in Cinema series, May, 1947.; "Arledge began work on Introspection in 1941. Made for only $200 and shot over a period of six years, this highly inventive abstract dance film employed colored filters, negative film stock, multiple exposures, and reflections in an automobile hubcap of dancers whose forms are blacked out except for isolated body parts."--Finding aid to the Sara Kathryn Arledge Collection, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley.; A finding aid to the paper records of Sara Kathryn Arledge, including production notes and documents related to Introspection, is available at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; PFA 1604-01-15938. Restricted: For research use. CBPF; PFA 1604-01-15939. Restricted: PFA exhibition backup. CBPF; PFA 1604-01-15940. Restricted: For PFA exhibition only. CBPF; PFA 1604-01-16712. Restricted: Not for research use. CBPF; Photography, Clyde B. Smith, Don Sykes; technicians, Don Littlepage, Ida Shapiro.; Dancers, James Mitchell, Bill Martin, Joe Riccard; head, John R. Baxter.; A landmark experimental dance film, Introspection uses superimposed images of dancers in black and white bodysuits, distorting mirrors, and stark contrasts between black, white, and vibrant color to explore the movement of the human body.; PFA 1604-01-15938. D0193 preservation acquisition 2011/09/23 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-15939. D0193 preservation acquisition 2011/09/23 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-15940. D0193 preservation acquisition 2013/01/09 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-16712. D0193 preservation acquisition 2015/03/02 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-16712. D0193 preservation acquisition 2015/03/02 CBPF; PFA 1604-01-15938. Corrected preservation print #1. Edge code: Kodak 3383. CONDITION NOTE: inspected 2011/11/02 gc; newish; linear light central base scratch, intermittent, throughout.; PFA 1604-01-15939. Corrected preservation print #2. This print has the same timing as replacement print #1.Edge code Kodak 3383. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2011/09/26 gc; newish; light linear central base scratch, intermittent, throughout.; PFA 1604-01-15940. Preservation print #4. CONDITION NOTE : Inspected 2013/01/09; base drying spots that did not seem to show during projection; timing is acceptable.; PFA 1604-01-16712. Preservation (release) print #5. Edge code: EK 3383. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2015/03/09 gc; new.; PFA 1604-01-16713. Preservation (release) print #6. Edge code: EK 3383. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected 2015/03/09 gc; new.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE