Synthesis

Synthesis

Stephen Beck
1971-74, 28:56 min, color, sound
Conception
Stephen Beck
1972, 5:20 min, color, sound

Methods
Stephen Beck
1971, 10:44 min, color, sound

Cycles
Stephen Beck
1974, 10:12 min, color, sound

Description

Synthesis illustrates the virtuosity of Beck's work with the Direct Video Synthesizer. Conception is an abstract work that refers to origins and archetypes; Methods is a step-by-step explanation of Beck's Synthesizer. Composed with Jordan Belson, Cycles is a "videofilm" that fuses both electronic and cinematic techniques.

Produced by the National Center for Experiments in Television (NCET).

Methods: Music: Jordan Belson.