The avant-garde film I admired most was the structuralist music video “Her Morning Elegance.” I love how stop motion animation was used to eloquently express the lyrics of the song. The mattress is like a world of its own and all the different objects that pass through bring it to life. All of the objects used tie in to the song as well. For example, in the beginning of the music video a violin is plays and a violin passes over the young woman’s head. With the bright lighting, the all white sheets and the woman’s all white outfit gives the film a clean and light-hearted feel. After watching this film, I have reconsidered my outlook on film art. Film art is more than your typical Hollywood film, but encompasses many other types such as this structuralist film. I feel like avant-garde and experimental films give film the diversity it needs to be an art, acknowledging that there is not just one accepted form.
Although we have access to view films on television sets and computers, I do not believe this has changed the way we think about the cinema. If anything, being able to watch films on our computers and TVs has made film more convenient and available to more people. Movie watching has become more common because of this accessibility which can be a good or bad thing according to how you choose to look at it. The upside to watching movies from computers and TVs is that more people would be knowledgeable about film art and could enjoy its many splendors. The downside to using these devices is that film might potentially lose its value and not be as effective as it would if it were viewed on a big screen in a darkened room or theater.
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