Visions was a package of 16mm independent animations, primarily in a psychedelic mode, compiled and distributed in 1975 by Voyage Productions out of Santa Ana, California. I became aware of this package when first working on the collection of Adam Beckett, because Adam had produced title sequences for this package in 1975. As listed on the poster below, Carl Stone is credited as doing the sound for Adam’s title sequence(s), but Carl himself has no recollection of this and thinks Adam probably just used some existing sound of his from the production of Evolution of the Red Star, the film of Adam’s that Carl had done music for.
Voyage Productions is also a name attributed to the release of Fantastic Animation Festival, another touring package of animated films circulated in 1977, and featuring a lot of content overlap with Visions. Fantastic Animation Festival seems to have been produced/compiled by Dean A. Berko and Christopher Padilla, so it’s possible these two people were also responsible for Visions.
Visions was billed as “A Film Trip Into Your Mind”, and contained the following films and program text. The program order is likely as follows, but not 100% confirmed:
FRENCH WINDOWS by Ian Emes, 5m
LIGHT by Jordan Belson, 7m
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WHEEL by Loren Bowie, 2.5m
CLOSED MONDAYS by Will Vinton & Bob Gardiner, 8m
BREATH by Jimmy Murakami, 5m
ALLURES by Jordan Belson, 8m
BLACK ORIFICE by Ross Albert, 3m
SHADOWS IN SPACE AND TIME by Michael D. Gibson & John David Moore, 4.5m
(INTERMISSION)
HEAVY-LIGHT by Adam Beckett, 7m
MIRROR PEOPLE by Kathy Rose, 4m
TOUR D’IVOIRE by Paul Dopf, 4m
CYCLES by Jordan Belson & Stephen Beck, 11m
TWENTY-ONE CENTS by Michael Weiss, 1m
SHAPES by Gary Demos, 4.5m
ROOM AND BOARD by Randy Cartwright, 5m
There’s a new kind of cinema being explored by artists that’s been phrased as “The Expanded Cinema” or “The New Kinetic Art.” With tools such as synthesizers, computers, animation and other special effects, the artist is able to create worlds that before could exist only in the imagination of the mind. VISIONS was designed for giving stimulating and unique entertainment to all types and ages by appealing to their imagination, sense of humor and love for beauty.
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The Visions title sequence was produced by Adam Beckett, with music by Carl Stone. The poster image was designed by Michael D. Gibson & John David Moore.
According to the program handout, admission was $2 and the program showed at the following venues:
Saturday, August 23, 1975
7:30 & 9:30
Laguna Moulton Theatre
Laguna Beach, CA
August 27 to September 2, 1975
7:45 & 9:45
The New Surf Theatre
Huntington Beach, CA
September 5-6, 1975
7:00 & 9:00
Wilshire Theatre
Fullerton, CA
September 10-16, 1975
7:00 & 9:00, with an 11:00 show on Fri & Sat
Unicorn Theatre
La Jolla, CA
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LIGHTSTRUCK 