The Video Essay Podcast
Jiří Anger on "Towards a Film Theory from Below: Archival Film and the Aesthetics of the Crack-Up"
Dec 30, 20251h 28mS0
<p>On today's show, Jiří Anger joins to discuss his book, Towards a Film Theory from Below: Archival Film and the Aesthetics of the Crack-Up. We also discuss Jiří's approach to videographic criticism and "The First Frames of Czech Cinema," a video essay created with Adéla Kudlová.</p><p><br></p><p>[02:15] - Videographic origin story</p><p>[10:30] - Intro to the book</p><p>[24:30] - Hybridity & the moving image</p><p>[29:00] - Film artifacts and a "theory from below"</p><p>[34:30] - Jan Kříženecký & "Digital Kříženecký" </p><p>[42:00] - Beyond decay</p><p>[49:00] - Is there a "best quality...
