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Bill Etra

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Bill Etra

Born March 27, 1947 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died August 26, 2016 · aged 69

Bill Etra was born on 27 March 1947 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a live video pioneer and the co-inventor (with Steve Rutt) of the Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer. He was a director and actor, known for Lady of the Lake (1974), Street Scenes (1970) and Super Vision (1976). He was married to Rozalyn Rouse. He died on 26 August 2016 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.

Known For

Street Scenes 1970Street Scenes 1970 · 1970
Street Scenes 1970
★ 5.51970
MovieDocumentary
Two protest rallies against the Vietnam War that took place in May 1970: the Hard Hat Riot on Wall Street in New York City and Kent State/Cambodia Incursion Protest in Washington, D.C.
NarcissiconNarcissicon · 1973
Narcissicon
1973
MovieAnimation
A narrative self-discovery theme done in real time in Art Nouveau style.
GrumblesGrumbles · 1973
Grumbles
1973
MovieAnimation
"Video by Bill Etra, early to mid 1970s, perhaps at the WNET TV Lab?"
HeartbeatHeartbeat · 1973
Heartbeat
1973
MovieDocumentaryAnimation
An early work by Bill & Louise Etra, with Peter Crown. Made with biotelemetry equipment and video synthesizer at the TV Lab, WNET, NYC.
Ms. MuffetMs. Muffet · 1975
Ms. Muffet
1975
Movie
Computer/ video interface piece by Bill and Louise Etra with Dr. Lou Katz.
Mars: An Optic AspicMars: An Optic Aspic · 1972
Mars: An Optic Aspic
1972
Movie
Set to Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War, Bill Etra's original performance on 9 B&W monitors was shot in real-time on 16mm color film by Woody Vasulka. The 16mm film added some unexpected and welcome color effects that lend themselves to the composition and the choice was made to leave them in.
Tales from Beneath the SheetsTales from Beneath the Sheets · 1973
Tales from Beneath the Sheets
1973
Movie
Reclined underneath a bedsheet, Louise Etra reads an excerpt from chapter 3 of Legman's "Oragenitalism: Oral Techniques of Gential Excitation". Visual effects done on the Rutt-Etra synthesizer.
AvalonAvalon · 2005
Avalon
2005
MovieAnimation
Avalon is a real-time animation made to demonstrate the possibilities of Bill Etra's prototype digital video synthesizer that he, at the time, called "The New Machine". Set to Django Reinhardt's "Avalon".

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