Chop Cup

http://vimeo.com/6782769

This is another example of something visually striking that I believe to be quite experimental.

I have liked this video for a long time. There is just something about the shift and reveal that really gets me every time. It really is like reality is bending around me when I watch it.

From the very beginning there is something unsettling about it.

The disembodied hands coming in from the top. Not something you notice consciously, but your mind is asking "where are those hands actually coming from".
I enjoy the mish-mash of 80's pop art in the background too. Also slightly unsettling in some regard.

And while the music is very much in line with 80's science and technology television it's use here is also a little unsettling.

The camera does finally pan to reveal that you have been fooled by a clever use of perspective and I think this is a fascinating area to study in film. The way the camera can lie, but also be revealed to be such a liar. It is more interesting when the image itself can move dynamically, unlike in photography.

Tape Generations

http://vimeo.com/28826269

I really enjoy it when an artist comes up with a concept that requires patience and time and then sticks with it and creates something that is visually very striking.

In a response to a comment on his video:

"I worked on this project for about 6 months. I tried many different compositions and then made a selection. A single composition could take more than 12 hours to develop/breakdown.
(the spinning of the plate was done by hand, turnin the plate about 0,4 degree's every 30 seconds, this meant i was standing in the wind and the rain for hours watching the tape "grow" and watching the sun come up/go down)" - Johan Rijpma

In a way for me this is an extremely important part in experimental film making. Trying something (no matter how difficult) to see how it looks on film...especially when you can reverse it or use time lapse and possibly add other effects.

I think the way he puts the tape inside a glass case outside is particularly clever. It adds another visual layer to something that is already interesting to see.

I also enjoy the slightly unsettling tape sounds as they speed up and slow down.

Seeing this definitely makes me want to get out there and try some different stuff.

Beginning

In a hail of sparks
and a tangle of wires
everything went wrong.
(Alexisonfire - Happiness by the Kilowatt)

Hello.
I'm Jameson.
(James Reid)

This is my Experimental Film Blog.
For my course at university.
I own it.
No touching!

To get inside my head a little:
http://citizenerased6.blogspot.co.uk/