Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
6 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Various women (Susan Ansprach, Patricia See Gilbert) read for the role of Alice in director William Greaves' (William Greaves) new film.
Duration: 00:07:35
Timestamp: 00:00:22
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Nondirection and Direction
Members of the crew have a discussion led by production manager Bob Rosen (Bob Rosen) and soundman Jonathan Gordon (Jonathan Gordon) over William Greaves' directing capabilities.
Duration: 00:07:15
Timestamp: 00:18:49
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
In Circles
Don Fellows (Don Fellows) and Patricia Ree Gilbert (Patricia Ree Gilbert) play Freddy and Alice in a screen test.
Duration: 00:05:52
Timestamp: 00:30:20
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Because I Like To Have Them Sing
A new pair of actors screen test as Alice and Freddy while William Greaves (William Greaves) has them sing.
Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 01:00:55
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
I'm in Life, Anyway
A homeless painter named Viktor talks with William Greaves (William Greaves) and the crew.
Duration: 00:08:08
Timestamp: 01:04:37
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Closing Sequence
The screen tests for William Greaves' (William Greaves) film "Over the Cliff" continue.
Duration: 00:02:28
Timestamp: 01:12:42
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza