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Frames of Reference; Walking Up

Part of New Television Workshop.

10/06/1978

NTW Dub of Original - 8/98


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Series
Frames of Reference
Program
Walking Up
Series Description

“Frames of Reference” was a series that began circa 1978. Half-hour shows were produced to showcase commissioned and already created works. It was around this time that the focus of the Workshop shifted, to concentrate more heavily on creating works for broadcast. During its time, “Frames of Reference” was the focus of the Workshop’s national arts programming effort. In an attempt to raise funds and foster collaboration, Workshop personnel approached and visited several public television stations nationwide. The major collaborative relationship was with WGBH’s “sister station,” WGBY (Springfield, Mass.). Among the featured artists were Meredith Monk, Remy Charlip, Trisha Brown, and Peter Campus. In 1981, “Frames of Reference” was packaged and offered to PBS, during what is known as “flex time” and was broadcast by WGBH, WNET (New York), and WGBY (Springfield, Mass.). “Frames of Reference” ended as a series ca. 1983, because of a lack of funding. Series release date: 1978

Program Description

As a man walks along a shoreline environment, his camera, pointed down at the ground, shows the movements of his legs and feet. The only sound is of his walking movements and occasionally the sound of waves. His walking takes him over sand, rocks, dirt, and into the water.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Motion
Topics
Film and Television
Contributors
Campus, Peter, 1937- ()
Citation
Chicago: “Frames of Reference; Walking Up,” 10/06/1978, GBH Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5B2333396DFB424BABE318FC373DED53.
MLA: “Frames of Reference; Walking Up.” 10/06/1978. GBH Archives. Web. March 28, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5B2333396DFB424BABE318FC373DED53>.
APA: Frames of Reference; Walking Up. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5B2333396DFB424BABE318FC373DED53
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