Scott Bartlett (1943 â€" September 29, 1990 in San Francisco, CA) was
one of the premiere abstract/experimental cinematic artists of the
late 1960s and the 1970s. His acclaimed work, such as his intense
abstract 16mm movie Moon 1969, is greatly admired by many movie
directors, including Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. His
notable abstract movies and visual avant-garde motion pictures
includes Serpent, Medina, Metanomen, Lovemaking, and the poignant
interior documentary 1970. His 1967-1972 experiment OffOn, shot on
16mm, was groundbreaking for its use of new video imagery
technologies.His science fiction epic feature "Innerseed" was in
pre-production for many years, having completed a pre-visualization
version starring a then unknown William Hurt. The project was canceled
during one of the many difficult periods for Francis Coppola's
Zoetrope Studios. He continued to work in various artistic endeavors
and was regularly consulted by special effects crews for large
Hollywood movies including Altered States, and George Lucas hired him
to create the "montage design" for the sequel More American
Graffiti.He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Scott
Bartlett was married to filmmaker Freude Bartlett with whom he had a
son, Adam. They were divorced. He died of complications from a kidney
and liver transplant.
one of the premiere abstract/experimental cinematic artists of the
late 1960s and the 1970s. His acclaimed work, such as his intense
abstract 16mm movie Moon 1969, is greatly admired by many movie
directors, including Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. His
notable abstract movies and visual avant-garde motion pictures
includes Serpent, Medina, Metanomen, Lovemaking, and the poignant
interior documentary 1970. His 1967-1972 experiment OffOn, shot on
16mm, was groundbreaking for its use of new video imagery
technologies.His science fiction epic feature "Innerseed" was in
pre-production for many years, having completed a pre-visualization
version starring a then unknown William Hurt. The project was canceled
during one of the many difficult periods for Francis Coppola's
Zoetrope Studios. He continued to work in various artistic endeavors
and was regularly consulted by special effects crews for large
Hollywood movies including Altered States, and George Lucas hired him
to create the "montage design" for the sequel More American
Graffiti.He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Scott
Bartlett was married to filmmaker Freude Bartlett with whom he had a
son, Adam. They were divorced. He died of complications from a kidney
and liver transplant.
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