Black Movie II

Marc Adrian´s FILMBLOCK 0 paces out the foundations of a ritual of self-realization. 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. (Hans Petersen)

In 1959, BLACK MOVIE II was completed, a variation on BLACK MOVIE I. In Contradistinction tot he first version, BLACK MOVIE II is made with a camera. The film material is „dyed“ in monochrome colors through differently colored glass, which is alternatively placed in front oft he camera lens. By means of exactly following a previously determined rhythm using the different colored glass, it is not necessary to edit the film afterwards.