How far can you stretch editing?
Below is famous artist and experimental film maker Stan Brakhage's film 'Mothlight'.
You might get through about ten seconds, try and watch all of it.
This breaks most of Walter Murch's rules. Certainly there is no story.
But what about emotion?
It is a visual poem of sorts. It has a theme.
What effect though does it have on you? What, if anything, do you feel when you watch it?
What can we all learn about editing from watching this and the other clips?
I think I get something about speed and how it reacts with the mind of the audience.
Also, there is something primal in this, it creates a gut reaction and is unafraid to push the audience into understanding or not understanding. Again, a brave stance for any film. It's like somebody that doesn't totally care whether you like them or not. You can take them or leave them.
These type of films, on the fringes of the mainstream, can often influence mainstream film makers.
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