January 29, 2007

Viewings:
Munich-Berlin Walking Trip (Oscar Fischinger, 16mm, b&w/silent, 4 min, 1927)
Commingled Containers (Stan Brakhage, 16mm, color, silent, 5 min, 1997)
Market Street (Tomonari Nishikaka, 16mm, b&w/silent, 5 min, 2005)
Wot the Ancient Sod (Diane Kitchen, 16mm, color, silent, 17 min, 2001)
Clear Blue Day (Tomonari Nishikawa, miniDV, 4 min, 2006)
Color Study (Vincent Grenier, miniDV, color/sound, 4.5 min, 2000)
Variations (Nathaniel Dorsky, 16mm, color, silent, 24 min, 18 fps, 1992-1998)

Variations
This film has lots of different images that move fairly quickly. I like the huge shot of the ocean with a single wave underneath it because it shows the vastness of the ocean. It's just a nice shot, in my opinion. Dorsky uses lots of balance in this film. He also shows some use of daring camera play.

Commingled Containers
This silent film has flashing pictures of nature. Some of the pictures include plants, sand dunes, water, and ice. I prefer this style of editing to Variations.

Wot the Ancient Sod
There is an overwhelming amount of leaves in this film. There are close - ups and wide angle shots of leaves. I like the way that she uses a lot of partially blurry pictures.

Clear Blue Sky
This author also uses blurry images. This video reminds me of the treks that I did for Film 116 last semester. The audio is of the city, but not always related or the sound of the picture being displayed.

Market Street
Nishikaka uses many still photos for this film. It's black and white but I think it looks fabulous. There is also use of lines and circles. The shapes move on screen and get bigger and smaller. This film also seems to remind me of Film 116.

Munich - Berlin Walking Trip
This film is of black and white images that Fischinger composed during a walk. I like the design and the simplicity of the idea, while being complex with the editing.