From Compilation to Collage: The Found-Footage Films of Arthur Lipsett; The Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture 2007
Canadian Journal of Film Studies, Fall, v. 16, no. 2, pp. 2-22
Arthur Lipsett, inspired by compilation documentaries such as the Canada Carries On series, was a leading figure in the found-footage film movement in the 1950s and 60s. In this article, William C. Wees concentrates his analysis on three films, Very Nice, Very Nice (1961), A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965) and Fluxes (1968). Wees looks at the filmmaker's collage methods and their connection to Walter Benjamin's unfinished Arcades Project.
Key words: National Film Board of Canada (NFB), experimental film, found footage, montage
ITEM 2007.155 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Very Nice, Very Nice – Arthur Lipsett
21-87 – Arthur Lipsett
A Trip Down Memory Lane – Arthur Lipsett
Fluxes – Arthur Lipsett
Bruce Conner
Stan Vanderbeek