Major Trends of Experimental Films
After reading the text, it fascinated me on how early many of the techniques for experimental films were being used while the medium format of film itself was flourishing. While the techniques from the major trends aren’t used too much, they do provide a foundation that allows many artists to follow or even go beyond of what has been laid out. One trend that really resonates with me is Surrealism. The Surrealism section and Brakhage’s text do have something in common that’s interesting. Both texts suggest that dreams should be a guide. The way I see it is that we should take our illogical realities (dreams) and translate them into moving images.
This is not indicating that Surrealism was the best trend compared to the others. Dada Filmmaking and Abstract Animation are others that caught my interest. While the concepts of those trends are different from Surrealism, they can still apply the idea taking dreams or visions into moving pictures. As I mentioned before not many of the techniques are being used too much in the mainstream, however, there are artists that actually perform them. Some even use those techniques on programs!
The other trends remind me of more modern films that seem to take note from the trends, like Mr. Nobody, and make me think of many ways on how to create videos for the projects. the options are truly endless. One thing that popped in my mind while reading was wondering on what other major trends have occurred or will occur in experimental films. One thing for sure is that in this day and age we have many software programs that allow us to perceive our hallucinations and dreams much more clearer into our world. There’s also the rise of VR systems that take things to the next level. What other trends can occur in our lifetime? Only the future will tell.
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