Lloyd Williams (filmmaker)
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Lloyd Michael Williams is an American experimental filmmaker. He was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, NY and grew up on Long Island
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He was with Jonas Mekas
, when The Film-Makers' Cooperative
was born. William's works "Line of Apogee" (1967), "Rainbow's Children" (1975), "Wipes" (1963), "the Creation" (1965) and "Opus#5" (1961) were shown at the Museum of Modern Art
. The sound tracks for Line of Apogee and Two Images for a Computer Piece were created by Vladimir Ussachevsky
(the father of electronic music
) at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Lab
. Two Images was shown at the Whitney Museum of Arts
as a part of the Composers Showcase. The electronic music was by Usssachevsky and the interlude was a live drum solo. Williams is mentioned in the book by Parker Typler "Screening of the Sexes". Williams is also mentioned in the Internet Movie Database
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Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
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He was with Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas is a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema." His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals across Europe and America.-Biography:...
, when The Film-Makers' Cooperative
The Film-Makers' Cooperative
The Film-Makers' Cooperative aka The New American Cinema Group is an artist-run, non-profit organization which was founded in 1962 in New York City by Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Stan Brakhage, Gregory Markopoulos, Lloyd Michael Williams and other filmmakers to distribute avant-garde films through...
was born. William's works "Line of Apogee" (1967), "Rainbow's Children" (1975), "Wipes" (1963), "the Creation" (1965) and "Opus#5" (1961) were shown at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
. The sound tracks for Line of Apogee and Two Images for a Computer Piece were created by Vladimir Ussachevsky
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Vladimir Kirilovitch Ussachevsky was a composer, particularly known for his work in electronic music.-Biography:...
(the father of electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
) at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Lab
Computer Music Center
The Computer Music Center at Columbia University is the oldest center for electronic and computer music research in the United States. The Center was founded in the 1950s as the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center....
. Two Images was shown at the Whitney Museum of Arts
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
as a part of the Composers Showcase. The electronic music was by Usssachevsky and the interlude was a live drum solo. Williams is mentioned in the book by Parker Typler "Screening of the Sexes". Williams is also mentioned in the Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
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