Phoneme Frolics
Synopsis
In 1978, Northwestern University film professor Dana Hodgdon created an experimental film based on a phonetic alphabet. He recruited 45 students and faculty members to join him in speaking a single phoneme, which he filmed on 16mm color film. Each phoneme had an example that was an ideological loaded term: revolution, theory, language, Marx, Brecht, and so on. Then, using an optical printer, he excerpted the phonemes and edited them into words and sentences.
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- Director
- Dana Hodgdon
- Original Title
- Phoneme Frolics
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 10m
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What is Phoneme Frolics about?
In 1978, Northwestern University film professor Dana Hodgdon created an experimental film based on a phonetic alphabet. He recruited 45 students and faculty members to join him in speaking a single phoneme, which he filmed on 16mm color film. Each phoneme had an example that was an ideological loaded term: revolution, theory, language, Marx, Brecht, and so on. Then, using an optical printer, he excerpted the phonemes and edited them into words and sentences.
Who directed Phoneme Frolics?
Phoneme Frolics was directed by Dana Hodgdon.
Who stars in Phoneme Frolics?
The principal cast of Phoneme Frolics includes Ray Narducy, Ellen Seiter, Laurie Karon, Kim Laughlin, Rich Christian.
When was Phoneme Frolics released and how long is it?
Phoneme Frolics was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 10m.