Many years ago, back in 1971, before there were videocams and long before there was digital, we purchased an ENG — Electronic News Gathering video system, like the kind used by the local TV stations and some networks. The unit weighed upwards of 30 pounds, and the battery likewise. One person carrying and handling the 20 pound video camera, the other carrying the giant “portable” helical-scan 1/2″ tape recorder.
The sun could burn out your camera’s vidicon tube. You couldn’t make a video in low light, and movement tended to blur. Breakup of the image was normal in this unit, and you’ll see lots of it, especially at the beginning of each tape.
Many of the earlier videos were experimental, trying to find out what the camera and recorder could capture. We bought two studio type cameras and a larger Sony video recorder for the house. The portable ran on batteries, the larger units did not.
Several of the videos were made at Red House, mostly in 1971 and early 1972, when we left Crestline for Cowichan Centre for Gestalt Learning, in Duncan, British Columbia, at the request of Fritz Perls, Ray Walker and Sarah Warsher.
Movements Montreal was filmed in Montreal, under the direction of Ray Walker and Al Rose. The Dirty Dick Cavity Show was originally some 30 videos, almost all of which are now lost — this single video is all that remains of many hours of group work. Keep in mind that these videos were made long before there was any way to edit them, and to preserve the magic, no editing has been done on them.
These important archival historical videos are, for the first time, available to you, and they have been digitally remastered and are now available in DVD format. Prices vary according to how many DVD disks are in the set, as stated in the descriptions. Contact Marvette or Yanesh for pricing information and reseller rates if you are a retailer or vendor.
EARLY ARCHIVE VIDEOS:
- Hippie Heaven — Group One is out in the woods, playing with Elves and being chased by a bunch of wild monkeys.
- Sixth Seal — Chris Javor stars in this experimental film to see what the camera and recorder could do.
- Porch Discussion (three DVD set) was a discussion led by Mata & Richard, with a long commentary by EJ.
- Recurrence Talk (four DVD set) was an experimental reincarnation talk and demo by both Mata & EJ.
- Mozumdar & Group One Movements — An outdoor shoot with Lin Larsen at Camp Mozumdar, just a few doors down from Red House in Crestline. Mozumdar was a mountain retreat built in the late 19th century by Yogi Mozumdar and we were given permission to use it any time we wanted to, including for retreats and workshops, then later that evening Group One does its movements training.
- The Dirty Dick Cavity Show — Group One and Group Two at Crestline. We tore out the bowling alley, installed a 5,000 volume bookstore that had come up from Hollywood & Vine, and then did the show. Guests were only told who they were and what they did as they went onstage.
- Pearls Before Swine — This is a powerful talk, and is considered a primary event in the history of IDHHB.
- Sleeping Sufi — This series of events occurred at Red House, just after the new addition had been put on, featuring 1/4″ thick solid rosewood paneling. The video was made within this Sacred Space.
- Movements Montreal — The Montreal Group performs The Movements at a television station, under the direction of Al Rose, Ray Walker & Sarah Warsher.
- The Obligatories — Al Rose demonstrates The Obligatories on public television in Montreal, Canada.
- The Revealing Science of God — An experimental video using monitor feedback into a vidicon tube, with special audio track.
- Movements Improv Group One — Video made at Red House with Group One performing Improv Movements according to formula inner exercises proceeding internally and expressing organically.
- Bardo 1974 — Experimental video portraying Bardo Spaces.
- Hooray For Hollywood/Heavenly Disembodies — Two experimental videos, the first made from Super-8 film taken by EJ Gold on Hollywood Boulevard. The second uses life-masks of Group One & Group Two members to make a mask-dance.
- Movements 1980 — A presentation of the Movements as they were done in 1980.
WORLD-WIDE WORK CIRCLE VIDEOS:
This is a group of “lost” videos. They were available to only a small group of individuals and for many years were not listed in the catalog. They are now available for use by all members of the world-wide work circle, and that includes YOU.
- Voyaging in the MacroDimensions — An amazing inner view of how voyaging is done and at the same time, a revealing glimpse of the inner life of several Inter-Dimensional Voyagers.
- MacroDimensional Models — (three DVD set) — Just what it says it is.
- Labyrinth Voyager — (four DVD set) — Minotaur Tales and beyond the Veil.
- Color & Radiation — (six DVD set) — About Color Theory, Radiation, introduction to the color wheel of healing.
- The Beowulf Dinner — Your money back if you don’t laugh. Featuring a hysterically funny version of the Beowulf Song and much, much more.
- Sculpting in Light, Sound & Color — How Space-Bending works in a practical manner, with applications.
- In The Garden/Uncommon Scents — Unusual video covering several aspects of death & dying and soul-reaping in the Garden of You-Know-Whom.
- The Artist in the Studio — (two DVD set) — A short visit within the creative walls and inner world of artist EJ Gold.
- The Unknown Title — Nobody can remember the title of this video, but you can order it, anyway.
- Triptych — EJ Gold painting a triptych backdrop for a theater piece.
- A View of EJ Gold — Exposition on EJ Gold, a student production.
IMPORTANT INTERMEDIATE VIDEOS:
- Village Dancing, Village Drums — With Claudio Naranjo, Antonio Asin, Lily Nova, EJ Gold, Menlo Macfarlane and others, demonstrating how tribal music meshes with tribal dance routines & patterns.
- An Evening Shot to Hell with Parker Dickson — Hysterically hilarous romp with Parker Dickson through the Angel Songbook.
- Songs of the Spanish Sufis — with Antonio Asin, Claudio Naranjo and others, a wondrous tour through some amazing musical magic.
- My Dinner with E.J. — (two DVD set) — Don’t even think about ordering this DVD set unless you plan to laugh right out loud, a lot.
- Origins of Dance — Certainly the most important of the dance lectures related to ancient cultures and alternate realities.
- Revenge of the Fly — A video that includes much behind-the-scenes footage related to the American River College Dance Theater Performances, but also a very revealing look at the day-to-day relationships between the members of the dance and music troupe at IDHHB.
- Shop at House — Put Jimmi Accardi, Claude Needham and friends in front of a camera with things to sell and funny costumes to explain, and you’ve got the formula for a funny, funny show, about real things that might still be for sale, who knows???
- The Movements at American River College — The best of all the movements videos, this presentation is precise and the performance brilliant.
There are additional videos that might or might not have undergone the transformation to digital, and they will be checked into at the earliest opportunity. In my experience, the only way these videos will survive is if folks order them. Marvette only produces when she sees an invoice, an admirable trait.
See You At The Top!!!
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