multiple thoughts...

Last Mondays Screening

I liked the disorientation and static-ness of this film….however what the heck was with the random lady and her boob…”squeezing the breast of her nipple” to quote professor Langston …I found that scene extremely unusual…now that I’ve gotten that of my chest..[;) haha, it’s a boob joke]..anyway….I felt this film merged different patterns and objects that generally do not go together…I loved how all these “patterns” came from things that weren’t man made…it was a nice collaboration between mans work and Gods work…the “kid rock” baby confused me too but I guess it went along with the idea of wanting to see what someone else sees, since what we see as children we interpret as something different when we grow up…idk..this film was pretty neat minus the random use of a body parts and naked child[s]…I actually liked the psychedelic aspect of the film with its “macy gray-ish” track, and its shroom trip colors…but let me get serious…even though this was “avant-garde” I didn’t feel as if it was a positive depiction of the film category…I expected us to end the year with a bang, however I was greatly disappointed…it’s really interesting thinking about how far we’ve come since “das kabinett des doctor caligari” but somehow even the advancement of avant-garde film makes me want to revert to the classics once again…but I guess that’s the great thing about life…the disappointments make me want to work even harder to create a more thrilling future…and these films [since the first screening] served as an expression of that…once again I’m rambling but I’m glad the last screening didn’t feel like the end…




Reflection

To start of my reflection, I guess I found my film successful. As I watched other people’s films on Thursday, I found myself admiring how a lot of them incorporated footage that they filmed. Although my original idea was to use only found footage, I kind of wish I filmed a few things myself. I believe things we choose to capture incorporate even more of ourselves into what we do because they express our point of view to others. I also feel as if my film was overly definitive, but I understand that this result came from my belief that obscurity would disrupt the understanding of my essay’s purpose.
Although, there is room for improvement in my film essay, I feel as if I communicated what I set out to convey. I would hope I gave people a new understanding of the concept of humanitarianism especially since it’s an idea that is based on helping others. Just as some of the essays made me want to put away my cell phone and read, appreciate freedom, define music and sound[s], determine individuality, appreciate home, etc. I hope I inspired others to continue helping those who may be unable to help themselves.
One of the most important quotes I’ve ever heard in my life is “Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice” verbalized by Adolf Hitler whom I’d consider foolish and cowardice because he choose to gear his intelligence in the direction of hate, rather than help those he choose to annihilate. I’m always inclined to help others because of such statements that harbor ignorance, and lack empathy/respect for mankind.
What I learned from this process is that filmmaking can be challenging when attempting to portray an idea, but it’s really fun going through the creation process, frustrations of editing, and overall success of burning your finished product onto a disc.