FILM 2000 Lecture 3: Week 3
Document Summary
Filmic rhythm as irregular, jerky, and erratic yet inherently of visual/film quality. For example, stan brakhage"s films are representational of their subjects; the visual qualities rhyme with their emotional associations as a result of his reliance on the unconscious. Draw lines on the film to create multiple bipacked images (when applicable) Start building small associations and string them together to create meaning through movement. Include patterns of fast and slow; avoid consistency and recognizable images. Try framing a loop through fibonacci"s sequence (ie. 3-5-8-13 frames of each subject in the loop) America is waiting (bruce conner); art of movement through variation and repetition; use of found footage. Directionality - the creation of shapes, rhythms, and patterns; use a particular strategy to generate interest. Discussion of culture, politics, and pop music; attention-grabbing content created through structure. Len lye as metal sculptor turned filmmaker; intrinsically linked art and feeling (researched. Lambeth walk (len lye); uses rhythmic cutaways to redefine nature of propaganda.
