Black Movie II

Marc Adrians FILMBLOCK 0 paces out the foundations of a ritual of selfrealization With its matte surfaces colorful leader and easily visible splices before the production of a negative the film fell apart at the taped places with every presentation Black Movie I stands at the beginning of this development while Black Movie II with its gleaming painstakingly made colors and sparklingly clean cuts marks the conclusion Both films by themselves do not tell us anything They are colors in space and time and nothing more experiences of different materialities Together considering the three films that come between them they tell the tale of the acquisition of a confidence and strength in craftsmanship and with this a deeper understanding of the medium a clarity