Scott Bartlett

Scott Bartlett (1943 – September 29, 1990 in San Francisco, CA) was one of the premiere abstract/experimental cinematic artists of the late 1960s and the 1970s. His acclaimed works, such as Off/On and Moon 1969, were greatly admired by many movie directors, including Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. His 1967-1972 experiment OffOn, shot on 16mm, was groundbreaking for its use of new video imagery technologies. A still from "OffOn" is the cover of the 1970 E.P. Dutton edition of "Expanded Cinema" by Gene Youngblood.

Late career His science fiction epic feature Interface was in pre-production for many years, having completed a pre-visualization version starring a then unknown William Hurt.

Personal life He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Scott Bartlett was married to filmmaker Freude Bartlett with whom he had a son, Adam. They were divorced. He died of complications from a kidney and liver transplant.

Selected filmography Metanomen (1966) OffOn (1968) - National Film Registry inductee A Trip to the Moon (1968), black and white, 33 minutes Moon 1969 (1969), Medina (1972) Heavy Metal (1979) The Making of OffOn (1980)