Video

Pilot

1977, 28:50 minutes, colour, English

TAPECODE 123.06

In this work commissioned by OECA TV Ontario and first aired on April 1, 1977. General Idea presents its past and future, outlines its inspirations and plans for the future. A complex montage of films, photos, slides, tape and on-camera presentation in a witty television format.

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Critical Writing

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Mirror Machine: Video and Identity
by Janine Marchessault. YYZ Books, McGill University, 1995.
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by Renee Baert. Prime Time Video, 1984. Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery, 1984.
Test Tube: Some General Instructions for Media Artists
by Virginia Wilde. Parallelogramme, Dec. 1981, v. 7, no. 2.
Test Tube
by Robert Handforth. Fuse, Mar. 1980, v. 4, no. 3.
The 1978 Canadian Video Open
by Lisa Steele. Centerfold, Apr. 1978, v. 2, no. 4.