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The first seizure-inducer..., 15 February 2005
Author: misternuvistor from United States

Obviously, iamsethh's comment on this film is forged in sarcasm. Sure, this film may seem somewhat pretentious to some, and is probably one of the first forms of visual media to induce seizures (due to it's stroboscopic content of alternating b&w frames) in some viewers, much like today's Pokemon cartoons & some video games (and concert videos containing strobe lighting).

But was there anyone else who thought of something like this all the way back in ancient 1965? Only Tony Conrad. IMHO, this film was quite creative for its time, since Tony was the first to do a concept like this, AFAIK. But I'm pretty sure he didn't have causing seizures in mind, although he does have a disclaimer at the beginning of the film advising to have a physician present, just in case (I'm assuming he must of consulted with someone of the medical profession before he made this film).

This film is also mentioned in William Poundstone's book "Big Secrets" in the chapter about subliminal images in films.

Tony Conrad also made a film called "Film Feedback" in 1974 that was just that. He had the camera in front of a projection screen, where the film from the camera was immediately developed while it was coming out of the camera, and projected on the screen afterward that the camera was filming.

So, IMHO, Mr. Conrad is quite a creative filmmaker (along with Stan Brakhage).

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