This event celebrates the Sony AVC Vidicon line of tube cameras, featuring Andrew Bujalski's 2013 film 'Computer Chess' and Blair Barnes's upcoming 2026 film 'sitrep'. Both films utilize these vintage tube cameras to create distinctive aesthetics, with 'Computer Chess' employing the 1969 AVC 3260 and 'sitrep' the 1974 AVC 3250. The discussion will explore how these projects leverage inverse methods to engage with time, whether through phonetic markers, approximations of periods, or the common thread of the 2/3 inch tube camera. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session.

Computer Chess with Blair Barnes (Filmmaker)

At the American Computer Chess Convention, enthusiasts gather to pit their programs against other computer chess programs and human players in a tournament for a grand prize of $7500.