STAN BRAKHAGE
Before this presentation, I’d only seen some of Brakhage’s
more impersonal films like Mothlight
and Text of Light so I was really
interested to hear more about his as a person and to see Window Water Baby Moving. It
was awesome to learn about his personal life and the vast diversity of his body
of work. Stan obviously dug deep into
the research and had a really clear timeline mapped out of Brakhage’s life, which
made it easier to contextualize his works, especially the shift towards less
personal work. I was happy with the
choice of clips Stan chose, and with his choice to show Brakhage in the actual
process of painting on film.
GEORGE KUCHAR
I really enjoyed Christian’s presentation on George Kuchar,
and I think she did a great job at capturing not only his filmmaking style, but
his personal essence. I love that she
made the presentation personal and was able to connect with and appreciate
Kuchar’s work. She included a lot of
anecdotes and bits and pieces of his life that made it easier to understand his
artistic philosophy, and that made the presentation much more
entertaining. I also loved seeing some
of his line drawings and interviews, and I feel like that definitely added more
depth.
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