Experimental Film is a very wide ranging genre that defies the conventions of traditional narrative and documentary cinema. It doesn't always necessarily tell a story and won't necessarily have characters. It can be literally anything. In contrast, experimental film can be an aesthetic art form. It takes the most expressive elements from artistic mediums and combines them through sight and sound to creative something completely new and original.There are many reasons for choosing to made experimental films. Creative freedom means that you are able to express your visions and be as 'out there' as you'd like to be. Narrative film making can be very focussed on restraint in how you go about putting something together, whereas with experimental filmmaking there are no boundaries.
Spontaneity is another factor. When it comes to narrative film making, people tend to stick to the schedule and get the shots they need to tell the story. However, when constructing a piece of artwork, a certain sense of spontaneity is needed. Sometimes shots that are chosen on the day of filming can be the most creative and successful when it comes to editing and the final film.
Personal expression can take place heavily in experimental filmmaking. This related back to creative freedom, as there are no boundaries. This means that the film maker is allowed to express the tone and feeling of the piece in whatever way they want to and put their own personal stamp on it.
I found this information very interesting and inspiring to read about. This unit allows us to be as creative with imagery and sound design as we'd like and being experimental is definitely something I would like to achieve. I think that to make sense of the poem, which is very abstract and artistic, I want the imagery to reflect this and compliment it rather than shying away from bring as expressive and symbolic as possible.
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