Arthur Lipsett

Arthur Lipsett started as an editor at the National Film Board in 1958 and worked on a number of a hrefmclarennormanNorman McLarensa unique film compositions His own work began with cutting together existing footage to produce films that were often highly critical of the culture of the day He left the NFB in the early 1970s and soon stopped making films altogether He took his own life in 1986 Awardwinning US filmmaker George Lucas has stated it was Lipsetts film i2187i that inspired and influenced him when he was a film student at the University of Southern Californiabrbra hreflipsettarthurarticleAlso seea The Ghost in the Machine The Short Tragic Career of Arthur Lipsettbra hrefhttpwwwsiegelproductionscafilmfanaticsarthurlipsetthtm targetblankClick herea to read more about Arthur Lipsett on the Lois Siegel websitebrbrbr