From: Genevieve Yue (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 15:58:52 PDT
I think the Academy has demonstrated its support in undergoing the
tremendous process of restoring all of Brakhage's films. Also I think
honoring him was admirable because even without a "best experimental
film category" (wonder what that would look like), they recognized
his important contribution to the art of the moving image. Granted,
it could have occurred sooner, but I think it had merit for what it was.
Cari raises an issue that I've been thinking about for some time,
actually, and I'm curious to see where Frameworkers stand: is the
avant-garde's traditionally oppositional stance toward mainstream
culture still relevant? Does "class" as a cultural differentiator
still hold up in the realm of art-making? Where do filmmakers and
those otherwise involved in experimental cinema on this list place
their own work? Found footage work often touches on the complex
relationship of mainstream to alternative filmmaking, and the
copyright issue brings it to a head. In John Porter's post on
copyright/commercial visibility, he seemed to be defiantly
underground (if not entirely ideologically, then partly out of
financial necessity?), but I am wondering if that's true for others
on this list.
Concerning clarity: I'm honestly just trying to understand what is
being said, not critique anyone's style. For instance, what does
"teder w/ out the toder" mean? I could find neither of those words in
Ask Jeeves.
Genevieve Yue
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