Of all the pieces that were watched today my favorite overall was Market Street by Tomonari Nishikaka. The use of still frames was amazing. The fact the the eye could pick out a lot of the images amazed me. It made me think back to fight club when the fictional character Tyler Durden would splice in single frames into other movies to give a subconscious vision. I never thought that so many vivid detailed images could be stored in my memory over the span of five minutes. Also the use of shapes and movements of shapes really intrigued me. Although I thought at times I could possibly have a seizure and any moment.
Also the Munich-Berlin Walking Trip by Oscar Fischinger used this technique as well. The sole thing that amazed me about this piece was that it was done in 1927. I guess I never really considered experimental film back that early.
Containers and Variations were also very good films they just didn't leave a cognitive impact like the single frame process did. One would think it would be the other way around but that wasn't the case at all.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Film 201 Response: Jan 22
So this is: I thought that Michael Snow did something really different here. It might not have engaged me for the entirety of the piece but I understood right away what he was trying to do. It was amazing through just single words how effective little pauses could be in the piece. It was something I have never seen before and was a great example to me of what Experimental could be even though he doesn't like to be classified.
There There Square: Jackie Goss' piece immediately made me think "oh no, this looks horrible like an etch-a-sketch." As soon as I started reading her little facts I started understanding the piece and becoming more interested. I think she picked a perfect length for the piece and the fact that it was done digitally really caught my attention. I think that it could be done with more detail and better graphics but I don't think thats what she was going for. I think she achieved what she wanted and thats all one could ask for.
There There Square: Jackie Goss' piece immediately made me think "oh no, this looks horrible like an etch-a-sketch." As soon as I started reading her little facts I started understanding the piece and becoming more interested. I think she picked a perfect length for the piece and the fact that it was done digitally really caught my attention. I think that it could be done with more detail and better graphics but I don't think thats what she was going for. I think she achieved what she wanted and thats all one could ask for.
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