Per.mu.ta.tions

Duration: 7

Year Published: 1968

Creator: [filmmaker,] John Whitney.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Whitney, John, Sr., 1917-1995; Citron, Jack.; Balachander.; Permutations.

Description: Running time: 07:22.; Copyright date on film: 1968, Motion Graphics Inc.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; PFA 1604-13-2388. Restricted: for PFA exhibition only.; PFA 1604-01-1091. Restricted: For research use.; Computer program by Jack Citron, IBM Los Angeles Scientific Center; music by Balachander.; Filmed at the Health Sciences Computing Facility of the School of Medicine at UCLA.; Against a soundtrack scored for tabla and percussion, dots form circles that move constantly in a circular motion. The circles mutate into mandala-like forms, then split into multiple moving circles that move across the screen, occasionally overlapping and merging. Colors of the circles change from red, green, and white. The film ends with a large mandala figure in the midst of galaxy-like formations.; PFA 1604-01-12756. D0004; PFA 1604-13-2388. CONDITION NOTE: Inspected: 27 Feb 1993; Excellent condition: color excellent; no scratches CONDITION NOTE: Last checked (Cinescan): 2011/02/16; Very good condition; color is excellent; very few scratches observed on screen; PFA 1604-01-1091. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (264 ft.) (7 min.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. triacetate print. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 27 Feb 1993; pink; warped; Good condition: color turning pink (last inspection Nov. 1988 stated color was very good); print is warped; print 1604-13-2388 is superior; this print is 1 ft. 5 fr. shorter than print 1604-13-2388 CONDITION NOTE: Last checked (Cinescan): 2011/02/16; Color fading to magenta (magenta background, not black; some blues and greens are still present); slightly warped; otherwise in very good condition; few scratches, light dirt CONDITION NOTE: Last projected (small booth): 2011/03/01; jumped sprockets causing approx. 3 ft. of damage (sprocket ridden) in title (center frame); PFA 1604-01-12756. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (280 ft.) (8 min.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2005/10/18 Faded to pink. Mild to moderate vertical base scratches. Fair to good condition overall.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE