Introduction to Avant Garde Film

Avant Garde to me has always seem like an artistic approach to a mainstream entity, whether it be fashion, music, or film. It is always an interesting approach to the norms. There are often times when a new conventional art is dominating, resulting in individuals who seek to break the dominance and look back to the source. The source is where often times inspiration is found. It is obvious that what the Lumiere brothers and Muybridge were trying to accomplish had little to do with conventionalizing their new discoveries. They both had similar goals that were more scientific or rather and exploration of something. The fact that people saw it as a form of avant garde is entirely induced from public opinion. Which seems to be the case with art in general. Often times artist display their various works of art not necessarily having any particular purpose or goal in which they want to accomplish. It was purely induced off of emotion, but because someone else viewed it they discovered something other than the artists intention. The public eye is essential to an artist, and the avant garde film explores the unconscious faculties of such. Perhaps there is more to be had in looking to the past.

The Experimental Film in America

People have always tried to define art or preset it in categories to discern meaning or context. But truthfully art can be simplified to human expression and its variety of forms. Narrative, Documentary, and Experimental films are all qualified to be art, they are mediums of expression. To say that Documentary and Experimental films are the only ones to qualify as art would be hypocritical. D.W. Griffith may have staged actors to tell a common story, but don't people often find multiple ways to tell the same story. That in itself can be considered art, the ability to take something generic and turn it into something fascinating. The resources that a filmmaker uses are tools, the paint and the brushes, to produce something on the blank canvas that mesmerizes its audiences. Often times causing or inducing emotions not often explored. All forms of art are entities of this. In my opinion I enjoy narrative films the most, because the story can be the same but the artist behind the camera can evoke a different emotion from its audience depending on how it is filmed. Essentially experimental and narrative film often go hand in hand and because of the experimental filmmakers exploring different ways to display their art, it helped for narrative filmmaking to have more options in its construction.

Manifesto

Reality in todays world seems to be bleak and often misguided, filled with pitfalls of societies and monotony of the heart. But a savior is amidst the fog of misfortune, creating new realities and challenging the untouched markets of the brain. Film is that savior, within two hours you formulate friendships, fall in love, battle against the evils of the world, and discover lost treasures. But when the credits start rolling you realize that the fantasy world you were living in was but for a moment and you are forced to again to live in monotony. Yet in the small percentage of the audience there is someone who felt that there was something more, and they will not, no cannot, go back to the world that wants change but never seeks it. Instead they find an intangible stimulant called inspiration. Which can lead to aspirations that could change the world. For the next generation to even have an ounce of hope it is my life's endeavor to provide the necessary stimulation to the younger audiences. So that race, religion, and sexual orientation become insignificant differences that are indeed insignificant to the well being of humanity.