On Nov 18, 2011, at 5:12 AM, Gawthrop, Rob wrote: > > So what are the value systems operating around experimental / artists film & > video? >
It's always seemed to me that there are vastly different value systems, which is a good part of what makes it "experimental." For some it is radical or in-your-face content and/or far-from the-norm technical and formal values (Flaming Creatures, Scotch Tape). For others it is exquisite image quality within the limits of the production medium (e.g. the general shift from color reversal to color negative in US experimental film work c. 1970). For others it is self-aware funkiness of the image. After all, in any film format (8mm, S8mm, 16mm, 35mm) there is a difference between extreme fine grain b&w and high ASA pushed processed b&w. Each gives you a very different "feel." Much the same applies to all analog video formats, as well as digital. I once made a tape (mastered as VHS) from repeatedly dubbing appropriated VHS clips which had an exaggerated tear (as in torn, not as cry) at the top of the frame as well as many artifacts, loss of color and definition, changing to slo-mo etc. It was all deliberate to obscure the image content, but a friend who was interested in the content more than my formal tricks complained when he saw it that he couldn't see the depiction clearly enough. Depends on what you're looking for and also at. Some people think "nothing happens" in Wavelength; others find it a sensory overload. Chuck Kleinhans _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
