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.
Released in 1972, Mars: An Optic Aspic is a feature film from The TV Lab at WNET/13 (United States of America). It was directed by Bill Etra. With a runtime of 8m, the film is available in full HD.
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