Ernst Schmidt Jr. Movies

  • 1975
    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    01975HD

    A film consisting of the titles of films that were shown in Viennese cinemas at the time of its creation.

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]
  • 1975
    Filmtagebuch I [Filmtext I]

    Filmtagebuch I [Filmtext I]

    Filmtagebuch I [Filmtext I]

    01975HD

    Filming and calling the result a diary is literary. It is filmic to write a film diary and have this writing scroll by as film.

    Filmtagebuch I [Filmtext I]
  • 1966
    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    01966HD

    With P.R.A.T.E.R. Schmidt turned his attention to the place where, once, the medium first came into existence (the Prater is P.R.A.T.E.R. is marked...

    P.R.A.T.E.R.
  • 1993
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    01993HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness
  • 1987
    Daniel Paul Schrebers Stimmvisionen and Schizo-Schreber

    Daniel Paul Schrebers Stimmvisionen and Schizo-Schreber

    Daniel Paul Schrebers Stimmvisionen and Schizo-Schreber

    01987HD

    (for Ernst Schmidt jrs. trilogy Memories of a Nervous Illness, part 1 & part 2) 1987/88, 16mm (S 8 blow up), á 4 min, colour & b/w

    Daniel Paul Schrebers Stimmvisionen and Schizo-Schreber
  • 1987
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    01987HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1
  • 1979
    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    01979HD

    At a party, which was organized for Wendy, each person invited brought a photo of themselves. Each photo was filmed according to a strict scheme:...

    Collected by Wendy
  • 1978
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    4.51978HD

    Recorded during a presentation of the "Performance Art Festival" in the Modern Art Galerie, Vienna. The presentation was officially put to an end by...

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  • 1977
    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    01977HD

    A person sticks it out for 24 hours in front of the camera. Every ten minutes a short clip was recorded, 8 frames per second (which is then projected...

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon
  • 1977
    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    01977HD

    Through the use of a time lapse effect (single frame shots), the changes in a face covered with a cream cheese mask for 30 minutes are condensed into...

    The Merry Widow
  • 1974
    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    01974HD

    All of the photos in Eine Subgeschichte des Films (A Sub-history of Film) by Scheugl/Schmidt (Suhrkamp edition 471) one after another, cut inside in...

    A Subhistory of Film
  • 1968
    Cheers

    Cheers

    Cheers

    01968HD

    This is a film with minimal content. Using a film pen, a line was drawn across a strip of clear leader, until it hit the edge of the frame...

    Cheers
  • 1968
    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    01968HD

    Expanded cinema with a real and a projected curtain. (This film is part of the 20 Action and Destruction Films.)

    Yes/No
  • 1967
    Bodybuilding

    Bodybuilding

    Bodybuilding

    01967HD

    In May 1965, Ernst Schmidt Jr. films the Otto Muehl performances Rumpsti Pumsti and Body Building. In this period Muehl conceives his actionist works...

    Bodybuilding