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.