REFLECTIONS: Screening #2 Thoughts
Today during our screening we were shown a number of different films, ranging from traditional documentaries, all the way to experimental video art. Here are some notes on each and everyone of these films:
"Happiness Machines" by Adam Curtis
This is a traditional style documentary introduces ideas about how people are controlled, based on Sigmund Freud's ideas. Mr. Curtis seems to ovelay images over the interviews so that they complement the speech. His documentary i found was a more traditional approach, compared to his most recent work.
"Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y" by Johan Grimonprez
This one is a very interesting documentary film, due to its approach. Although it has voiceovers, it does not rely on them, and it gets it's point across visually using found footage. It also uses titles as a way of giving information. It's random cuts and odd mix of light music to footage of tragic events make it shocking and uncomfortable.
“Radar” by Volker Schreiner
http://www.exquise.org/video.php?id=167&l=uk
He seems to have edited together similar clips from films, and the flashlight seems apparent in all clips.
Very interesting and eerie sound design. All shots move in similar direction
Very fragmented sound seems to cause fear. All shots seemed to be claustrophobic
"Falshe Freunde (False Friends)" by Sylvia Schedelbauer
http://www.sylviaschedelbauer.com/films/false-friends/index.html
Flashing black in between the cuts seems to make it more fragmented and mysterious, revealing but hiding details at the same time.
Extra notes:
Unnatural and sinister sound
"Passage à l'acte" by Martin Arnold
Here the artist is trying to emphasize the male authority by heavily repeating the clip to let the audience study those tropes. Although i understand the point of this video, personally it was my least favourite due to it's length, although that may also be the reason why this piece works...
"Los Angeles Plays Itself" by Thom Anderson
"Happiness Machines" by Adam Curtis
This is a traditional style documentary introduces ideas about how people are controlled, based on Sigmund Freud's ideas. Mr. Curtis seems to ovelay images over the interviews so that they complement the speech. His documentary i found was a more traditional approach, compared to his most recent work.
"Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y" by Johan Grimonprez
This one is a very interesting documentary film, due to its approach. Although it has voiceovers, it does not rely on them, and it gets it's point across visually using found footage. It also uses titles as a way of giving information. It's random cuts and odd mix of light music to footage of tragic events make it shocking and uncomfortable.
“Radar” by Volker Schreiner
http://www.exquise.org/video.php?id=167&l=uk
He seems to have edited together similar clips from films, and the flashlight seems apparent in all clips.
Very interesting and eerie sound design. All shots move in similar direction
Very fragmented sound seems to cause fear. All shots seemed to be claustrophobic
"Falshe Freunde (False Friends)" by Sylvia Schedelbauer
http://www.sylviaschedelbauer.com/films/false-friends/index.html
Flashing black in between the cuts seems to make it more fragmented and mysterious, revealing but hiding details at the same time.
Extra notes:
Unnatural and sinister sound
"Passage à l'acte" by Martin Arnold
Here the artist is trying to emphasize the male authority by heavily repeating the clip to let the audience study those tropes. Although i understand the point of this video, personally it was my least favourite due to it's length, although that may also be the reason why this piece works...
"Los Angeles Plays Itself" by Thom Anderson
Going back to a more traditional documentary, this film shows how L.A. is depicted (or not) in hollywood's films. Thom Anderson uses found footage, but also original material to compare different films and how they use the same locations. He also does not talk over most of the found footage, and lets the image speak for itself.
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