[Ipg-smz] Speaking of experimental film...
Tom Henderson
thenderson at extremelabs.com
Thu Dec 6 21:17:35 UTC 2018
Chilling.
And congrats! Even the trailer speaks volumes.
Tom
On 12/6/18 1:36 PM, Ken Hess 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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
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