Hollis Frampton

Hollis Frampton

Directing

March 11, 1936 — March 30, 1984Wooster, Ohio, USA

Hollis Frampton is known for the broad and restless intelligence he brought to the films he made, beginning in the early '60s, until his death in 1984. In addition to being an important experimental filmmaker, he was also an accomplished photographer and writer, and in the 1970s made significant contributions to the emerging field of computer science. He is considered one of the pioneers of what has come to be termed structuralism, an influential style of experimental filmmaking that uses the basic elements of cinematic language to create works that investigate film form at the expense of traditional narrative content. Along with Michael Snow and Stan Brakhage, he is one of the major figures to emerge from the New York avant-garde film community of the 1960s.

Known for

Wavelength

Wavelength

1967

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

Zorns Lemma

Zorns Lemma

1970

Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)

Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)

1971

Lemon

Lemon

1969

Pan 0

Pan 0

1974

Pan 1

Pan 1

1974

Surface Tension

Surface Tension

1968

Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice

Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice

1972

Pan 3

Pan 3

1974

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A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

A Hollis Frampton Odyssey

2012

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The Birth of Magellan: Mindfall I & VII

The Birth of Magellan: Mindfall I & VII

1980

Director

Gloria!

Gloria!

1979

Director

Matrix [First Dream]

Matrix [First Dream]

1979

Director

More Than Meets The Eye

More Than Meets The Eye

1979

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The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I

The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza I

1977

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The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza XIV

The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza XIV

1977

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Not the First Time

Not the First Time

1976

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Quaternion

Quaternion

1976

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Otherwise Unexplained Fires

Otherwise Unexplained Fires

1976

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Procession

Procession

1976

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For Georgia O'Keeffe

For Georgia O'Keeffe

1976

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Magellan: At the Gates of Death, Part I: The Red Gate I, 0

Magellan: At the Gates of Death, Part I: The Red Gate I, 0

1976

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The Red Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part I

The Red Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part I

1976

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The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II

The Green Gate: Magellan at the Gates of Death, Part II

1976

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Pas de Trois

Pas de Trois

1975

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Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit: Part I

Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit: Part I

1974

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Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit

Ingenivm Nobis Ipsa Pvella Fecit

1974

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Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

1974

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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

1974

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Noctiluca

Noctiluca

1974

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Pan 3

Pan 3

1974

Director

Pan 1

Pan 1

1974

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Pan 2

Pan 2

1974

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Pan 0

Pan 0

1974

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Pan 4

Pan 4

1974

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Pan 697

Pan 697

1974

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Pan 698

Pan 698

1974

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Pan 699

Pan 699

1974

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Pan 700

Pan 700

1974

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Autumnal Equinox

Autumnal Equinox

1974

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Straits of Magellan: "Drafts and Fragments"

Straits of Magellan: "Drafts and Fragments"

1974

Director

Tree Over the Valley, Eaton

Tree Over the Valley, Eaton

1974

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Less

Less

1973

Director

Trees in the River, Kent OH

Trees in the River, Kent OH

1973

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Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter

Hapax Legomena V: Ordinary Matter

1972

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Apparatus Sum

Apparatus Sum

1972

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Tiger Balm

Tiger Balm

1972

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Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice

Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice

1972

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Hapax Legomena VI: Remote Control

Hapax Legomena VI: Remote Control

1972

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Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects

Hapax Legomena VII: Special Effects

1972

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Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)

Yellow Springs (Magellan: Vanishing Point #1)

1972

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Public Domain

Public Domain

1972

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Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass

Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass

1971

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Hapax Legomena IV: Travelling Matte

Hapax Legomena IV: Travelling Matte

1971

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Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)

Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)

1971

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Zorns Lemma

Zorns Lemma

1970

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Artificial Light

Artificial Light

1969

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Lemon

Lemon

1969

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Carrots & Peas

Carrots & Peas

1969

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Prince Ruperts Drops

Prince Ruperts Drops

1969

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Palindrome

Palindrome

1969

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Works and Days

Works and Days

1969

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Inside Silo 11

Inside Silo 11

1969

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Maxwell's Demon

Maxwell's Demon

1968

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Surface Tension

Surface Tension

1968

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A Lecture

A Lecture

1968

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Snowblind

Snowblind

1968

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States

States

1967

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Heterodyne

Heterodyne

1967

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A and B in Ontario

A and B in Ontario

1967

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Manual of Arms

Manual of Arms

1966

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Information

Information

1966

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Process Red

Process Red

1966

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Funtime at the Vasulkas

Funtime at the Vasulkas

2006

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

Self (archive footage)

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

Self (archive footage)

Home Movies 1971-81

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

1979

Max A. Zorn

Short Films 1975: #3 (Hollis Frampton)

Short Films 1975: #3 (Hollis Frampton)

1975

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

1973

Wavelength

Wavelength

1967

A and B in Ontario

A and B in Ontario

1967

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Black and White Film

Black and White Film

1969

Camera Operator

Writing1

A Lecture

A Lecture

1968

Writer