Release Date

11 Feb, 1972

Runtime

00:48: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Color as a description of light.

Shot in Florence, the film draws on Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s creative process to explore parallels between Renaissance space and the moving image. Beavers employs rapid pans and tilts along the city’s facades, interspersed with glimpses of his own face, linking camera movement to the filmmaker’s investigative gaze. The work marks a turning point in his practice, foregrounding presence and perception as central to his method. (Note: The film was re-edited and re-released in 1999.)

Original Title

From the Notebook of...

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Actors

Robert Beavers

Gregory J. Markopoulos

Crew

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers