From the Notebook of...

"Color as a description of light."

Shot in Florence, the film draws on Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks and Paul Valéry’s essay on da Vinci’s creative process to explore parallels between Renaissance space and the moving image. Beavers employs rapid pans and tilts along the city’s facades, interspersed with glimpses of his own face, linking camera movement to the filmmaker’s investigative gaze. The work marks a turning point in his practice, foregrounding presence and perception as central to his method. (Note: The film was re-edited and re-released in 1999.)

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Release Date	February 11, 1972
Status	Released
Original Title	From the Notebook of...
Runtime	48min
Budget	—
Revenue	—
Language	No Language
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Italy, Switzerland
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My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure

Includes: Winged Dialogue, Early Monthly Segments, Plan of Brussels, The Count of Days, Palinode, Diminished Frame, Still Light, From the Notebook of..., The Painting, Work Done, Ruskin, Sotiros, Amor, Efpsychi, Wingseed, The Hedge Theater, The Stoas, The Ground

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