Between the folds a film about finding inspiration in unexpected places

DVD 2009

"[C]hronicles the stories of ten fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees -- all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paperfolders."--Container.

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Art and science

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Artists Israel Interviews

Artists Japan Interviews

Artists United States Interviews

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Career changes

Escultura en papel

Mathematicians United States Interviews

Mathematics in art

Origami

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ISBN:

9781608831265

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Other Title:

Finding inspiration in unexpected places
Science of art, the art of science
Independent lens (Television program)
Origametria

Notes:

Subtitle on container: The science of art, the art of science
Score, Gil Talmi ; editor, Kristi Barlow ; cinematography, Melissa Donovan
Michael LaFosse, Richard Alexander, Eric Joisel, Robert J. Lang, Paul Jackson, Chris Palmer, Vincent Floderer, Miri Golan, Dr. Thomas Hull, Dr. Erik Demaine & Marty Demaine, Brian Chan, Satoshi Kamiya, Dr. Bernie Peyton
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; NTSC, Region 1 ; stereo
Closed-captioned
Winner, Best Documentary, 2009 Indie Spirit International Film Festival ; Winner, Best Film, 2009 Scinema International Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Choice Award, 2008 New Hampshire Film Festival

Contents:

Introduction
The artisan
The artist
The engineer
The father
The bug wars
The great debate
The postmodernist
The choreographer
Les anarchistes
Functional form
Theory of everything
Special features: Trailer ; Origametria (8 min.) [short film about a teaching program run by the Israeli Origami Center (IOC)] ; Outtakes (31 min.): Papermaking
Life as a folder
Art / Science
Problem(s) with paper
Purpose & pattern
Future ambitions
Next big thing

Control Number:

715617

UPC:

841887011297

Other Authors:

Alexander, Richard L., 1953-
Chan, Brian
Demaine, Erik D., 1981-
Floderer, Vincent
Golan, Miri
Gould, Vanessa
Green Fuse Films
Hull, Thomas, 1969-
Independent Television Service
Jackson, Paul, 1956-
Joisel, Eric
Kamiya, Satoshi
Kinokuniya Shoten
LaFosse, Michael G
Lang, Robert J. (Robert James), 1961-
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Palmer, Chris K
Peyton, Bernard
Thoughts in Grey Circles (Firm)

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