Film Reflection 26th April 2013

Today in film, we spent some time actually studying experimental films. We looked at such films as "Firework" and "Meshes of the Afternoon". I found these to be quite revealing into the nature of the genre, as they portrayed a very Dali-esque and unrestricted style that seemed to accurately summarize the nature of the genre. I also felt that the experimental film serves as somewhat of a visual poem, where things on screen can contain much symbolism. However, it also carries over previously mentioned Dali-esque qualities, in that there is a bizarre randomness to the content of the shot. The lack of linearity in the film could open up to many possibilities, however I foresee a problem with our own upcoming film will be attempting to capture the random qualities whilst embodying sufficient meaning in our shot content. I am looking forward to this unit.