[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
>
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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
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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
>
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