OffOn is an experimental film created by Scott BartlettThe films of Scott Bartlett (VHS tape, 1987) - WorldCat.orgOffOn on WFMU's Beware of the Blog made and released in 1968.
Summary It is most notable for being one of the first examples in which film and video technologies were combined.Offon — Scott Bartlett - Underground Film Journal The nine-minute film combines a number of video loops which have been altered through re-photography or video colorization, and utilizes an electronic sound track to create its unique effect.OffOn on Internet Archive
Legacy In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".“The Uncensored Cortex”: Psychedelia and American Avant-garde Film in the 1960s
It also appeared on the 1979 ABC News special Mission: Mind ControlMission Mind Control: National Archives and Records Administration on Internet Archive and the 1990 Oscar-nominated documentary film Berkeley in the Sixties.Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) - Connections - IMDb
In 1980, Scott recreated the event in a video production class at UCLA called The Making of OffOn.Making Offon: Scott Bartlett on Internet Archive
See also Counterculture of the 1960s Television production Psychedelia
References
External links OffOn essay by Scott Simmon on the National Film Registry website
Synopsis and discussion of OffOn. OffOn on Underground Film Journal OffOn on National Film Preservation Foundation OffOn essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 643-644