1) A-G classifications, I.E, what are the basic "types" of Experimental Cinema? Visual Music, certainly. Poetic Cinema, definitely. Essay Film, Diary film, and Personal Documentary. And more, and a mixture of each. I find Sitney's nomenclature to be inadequate, focusing more on personal taste than descriptive classifications.
2) Why has academia stolen A-G from the aesthetic community? Does the fact that many filmmakers scurry to academia for money and security hurt the form, or help it?
3) I'm a big fan of James Benning, and watching his films poses many questions for me. Is there a role for A-G as background, like music currently holds? I find having a JB film on the screen increases conversational intensity, just as music does. Is this disrespectful to the filmmaker?
...and well, many other subjects, I'm afraid few would be interested in.
Here are some topics I would enjoy discussing:
1) A-G classifications, I.E, what are the basic "types" of Experimental Cinema? Visual Music, certainly. Poetic Cinema, definitely. Essay Film, Diary film, and Personal Documentary. And more, and a mixture of each. I find Sitney's nomenclature to be inadequate, focusing more on personal taste than descriptive classifications.
2) Why has academia stolen A-G from the aesthetic community? Does the fact that many filmmakers scurry to academia for money and security hurt the form, or help it?
3) I'm a big fan of James Benning, and watching his films poses many questions for me. Is there a role for A-G as background, like music currently holds? I find having a JB film on the screen increases conversational intensity, just as music does. Is this disrespectful to the filmmaker?
...and well, many other subjects, I'm afraid few would be interested in.