"in the course of making almost two hundred films oer the past thirty years, Stan Brakhage has become synonymous with independent American film-making. This major collection of writings examines film-making in relation to social and political contexts, the nature of influence and collaboration, the aesthetics of personal experience, and the conditions under which films were made. Brakhage discusses his predecessors and contemporaries, relates film to dance and poetry, and in "A Moving Picture Giving and Taking Book" provides a manual for the novice. Lectures, interviews, essays, and many previously unpublished letters document Brakhage's personal vision and public persona. Edited by Robert A Haller, executive director of Anthology Film Archives, Brakhage Scrapbook includes a complete filmography, an eight-page photo section, selected catalogue descriptions of film, and a selected bibliography." -- from back wrapper. Printed in black-and-white.