FILM 1502 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture I. What is Experimental Film and how has it changed over time? Is it inherently political?II. What is the difference between formal experimentation and experimental narratives?III. How does surrealism branch formal experimentalism and the cinema avant-garde?Outline of Current Lecture I. How did the emergence of cinema, and experimentation, spur on notions of media utopianism?II. Has the political edge of experimental cinema been blunt by the passing of time? Why orwhy not?III. Discussion: Looking at the wide variety of formal and narrative experimentation in the films we’ve seen, what characteristics do these films share and what purposes do you think they serve?Current LectureQuestioning Experimentalism 11/20 Experimental Cinema- What’s the big idea?o Make you feel something surreal, emotional music use - Into the 1980so Digital aesthetic: a lot of noise-activity happening in process of filming scene, low resolution, meant cheaper in tape-could go home and edit it o Adaptation and machinima (utilization of video game engines to create some sort of media that it wasn’t intented to be) o Difference b/w what we think of as narrative and non-narrative cinema Experimental film seemingly non-narrative still have a story behind Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963)- Material experimentation—tactility of film- Seeing images of moth wings under a microscope - Conceptual: making a film about something he was struggling with, describing himself in his current state Q2: Corrigan and White identify three primary organizational patterns: Associative, structural and participatory. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Primary Types of Organizing Films - Associativeo Loose relationships b/w images and sounds to create a feeling o Metaphor—new meaning through juxtaposition, images placed next to each other to create meaning o Symbol - Structural o Rejection of narrative, image or sound track dictates structural - Participatory o Interactive or physical exhibitions o Expanded cinema Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, 1945)- Narrative structure—murder story, metaphor for internal conflict, expression, self destruction/loathing, patriarchy, freedom and lack of, 3-act structure - Surrealism (Readings 304-306, 308) Un Chien Andalou and Entr’acte - Structural lyricismo Dreamlike, intimate, filmmakers personal emotion through film - Surreal—seemingly random, meaning of some sort just maybe not for the viewero Topics not discussed in traditional cinema, would not be shown in theatreScorpio Rising- Ritualism - Expression of personal exploration- Pop culture—expressed through music, motorcycle, rebellion-James Dean - Critical positions—films that overlap with narrative and documentary, difficult to figure out purpose, engage with viewer to interrogate
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