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Naming and defining Avant-garde or experimental film
By Fred Camper

I like knowing I'm not the only one having trouble defining the body of work we are studying in this class. I like how Camper says " if you know exactly what avant-garde film is and how to name it, it probably isn't very avant-garde." I don't even like the term "avant-garde." I think it sounds pretentious for some reason. This article comforts me, in the fact that i can call it whatever i want. As for the 6 guide lines, I think for experimental ( i don't mind this term) film as of now they are accurate but if a body of work has perimeters it can't really be experimental. I will try and take these guide line an stray from them as far as possible when i start to work on a project in this class.

Introduction to Avant-garde film
By Scott MacDonald

Early in MacDonald's article he describes a film students first experience of watching "experimental" "Avant garde" "underground" "bi-curious" fucked up films. I feel like it was only yesterday i saw the glorious crowning of Stan Brakhage's child in Window Water Baby Moving. I cringed just like everyone else. Now I bask in the glory of experience when we watch experimentals in class. The first time reactions are satisfaction enough to call the films successful. MacDonald goes on to explain how we are all weaned on Hollywood type movies. For most this is true, but it makes me think. Has Brakhage brought up the child we've all seen come into this world only on experimental films. Is this golden child the underground film god in training. Take it in, think of the possibilities.

Dear Hans Richter,
I like your name but honestly don't really know what your talking about. I'm not sure if I've ever understood a PDF in my entire college career. Paradoxically? you lost me right there.

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