Screening Notes and Correspondence
Amos Vogel viewed thousands of films through the process of programming for Cinema 16, and he took notes about their quality and potential appeal to audiences. The WCFTR's Vogel collection contains thousands of his screening notes, with a few examples provided here. Alongside screening notes, Vogel often filed correspondence with filmmakers such as Shirley Clarke and Stan Brakhage, with questions about screening the films at Cinema 16 or how the films might be framed for audiences through descriptions that would convince audiences to attend screenings while also sticking close to the filmmakers' vision.
