It was interesting to see how filmmakers brought the idea of animation into avantgarde cinema. I really enjoyed Trade Tattoo and the bright colors and interesting mix of rudimentary animation that really caught the viewers attention, despite the fact it essentially was a commercial for the post office. It is slightly redeeming that Len Lye at least tried to stick to his avantgarde aspirations even with the pressure to advertise the post office.
My favorite film from Thursday though was probably Jack's Dream. Not only was the concept amusing and enjoyable but seeing what was probably the beginning of Rudolph or Mr. Rogers types of animation (as Seannie said) and filmmaking was interesting. It was also something to note that these types of filmmaking began as something avantgarde and relatively not mainstream to become something that is the focus of young children's entertainment.
On the other hand, as discussed in class today, you cannot ignore the droning and terribly mundane quaility of British Industrialization that seemed to do nothing more than fail at attempting to copy Man With the Movie Camera.
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