Abstract video art created in 1979. Video and audio by Dean Winkler, Glenn Van Alstyne, Tom Lucke, Elaine Lewis, and Brian Aitchison. Chirp-1 / Quantel was created in two separate effects passes: At the RPI Video Synthesizer Lab an old porno tape (on stock that was donated to us) was processed using an analog Serge modular music synthesizer to sequence the sounds and control the colorization of an analog Hern video synthesizer. The sounds are also inserted into the video, which are the stripes you see, changing with frequency. The tape from the first pass was taken to EUE Video and used to seed an analog feedback loop around a Quantel 5000 digital effects device.
Budget
$100
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studios
Screen Gems1 review
Title
Chirp-1 Quantel
Released
May 6, 1979
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
6m
Status
Released
Studios
RPI Video Synthesizer Lab, Screen Gems
