[Ipg-smz] Speaking of experimental film...

[Mac McCarthy]

Thank you for the detailed explanation, I appreciate it!

mac

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 10:38 AM Ken Hess <kenneth.hess at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is a real 911 call from a 17-year old who killed his mother and his
> sister in Texas in 2012. His calm demeanor is morbid. The video is from an
> amusement park and there's more to the 10.5-minute complete film than just
> the swinging bears. The trailer contains both audio and video from the
> film. I edited the full soundtrack for effect in the trailer just to get
> some interesting bits and arrange them even more morbidly, which makes me
> think that the trailer could be an experimental film on its own. The video
> of the amusement park is a depiction of where this 17-year old should have
> been--at an innocent playground, having fun rather than committing a double
> murder of his family members. The title Landscape is from the fact that
> this type of activity is becoming the landscape of our country--that is to
> say, gun violence. He wanted to kill someone and he had access to a gun.
> It's experimental because it's non-narrative but still tells a story. It's
> not a documentary but just is what it is--a morbid scenario played out with
> the backdrop of the alternative.
>
> Experimental film can take a lot of different forms and a lot of them I
> don't get either. Maya Deren had some good ones whereas Kevin Jacobs films
> make me go, "meh".
>
> You can see all of Maya Deren's films on YouTube. Meshes of the Afternoon
> is cool. I'm going to spoof it with my own version titled, "Mensches of the
> Morning" or "Mensches of the Early Evening" -- I haven't decided yet.
>
> It seems I have a preference for experimental films made by women -- their
> films are better--not just noise and images (Hans Richter) but it's a
> matter of personal preference. Yoko Ono started as a performance artist and
> experimental filmmaker.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
> Kenneth Hess
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>
> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 12:11 PM Mac McCarthy <mac.mccarthy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't get this video. And what is 'Landscape' wrt this video? But it's
>> a trailer, yes? How does it relate to the film? What is experimental about
>> it?
>>
>> As you can see, I don't get it.
>>
>> Mac
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:45 AM Ken Hess <kenneth.hess at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> You don't get Landscape or experimental film in general?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> Kenneth Hess
>>> (918) 919-0411
>>> Twitter: @kenhess
>>> Skype: kenneth_hess
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>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 10:39 AM Mac McCarthy <mac.mccarthy at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not that I get it...
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:31 AM Mac McCarthy <mac.mccarthy at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, Ken, congrats.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:30 AM Ken Hess <kenneth.hess at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I won  Best Unclassifiable Cinema Insanity Short at the Cinematic
>>>>>> Panic film festival for my short experimental film, Landscape. It has also
>>>>>> been selected for the Metro Film & TV Awards festival.  Here's the trailer
>>>>>> link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbTURdwHC44
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ken
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kenneth Hess
>>>>>> (918) 919-0411
>>>>>> Twitter: @kenhess
>>>>>> Skype: kenneth_hess
>>>>>> kenhess.com <http://www.kenhess.com/> - frugalnetworker.com
>>>>>> Filmmaker - Podcaster - Reviewer - System Administrator - Writer
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