Video: The New Wave

Video: The New Wave

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 24, 1975

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Video: The New Wave

Production Companies

GBH, The TV Lab at WNET/13, Thirteen

Director

Fred Barzyk

Description

The New Wave is the seminal compendium of independent video work in the early 1970s. Written and narrated by Brian O'Doherty, this overview of the emerging video field includes examples of guerrilla television and "street" documentaries, early explorations with image-processing and synthesis, and performance video. This historical anthology includes excerpts of tapes by the following video pioneers: Stephen Beck and Warner Jepson, Peter Campus, Douglas Davis, Ed Emshwiller, Bill Etra, Frank Gillette, Don Hallock, Joan Jonas, Richard Serra, Paul Kos, Nam June Paik, Otto Piene, Willard Rosenquist, Dan Sandin, James Seawright, Steina Vasulka, TVTV, Stan Vanderbeek and William Wegman.