This made me really giggle after a couple of difficult days! Thankyou! I think we definitely need to share the terror. love Freya
--- On Tue, 7/31/12, Thomas Dexter <[email protected]> wrote: From: Thomas Dexter <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Trust your instinct and don't go for the cliche. To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2:44 PM "you will have to decide on a subject, whether nature, comedy, terror, romance, or art." I'll take TERROR. -t On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 6:18 AM, David Woods <[email protected]> wrote: Perhaps having not contributed / followed FRAMEWORKS since its earlier incarnation when film was film and frameworks was film, it is wasted energy to complain / confront / oppose / question Freya's contribution from back in June (Sent: 29 June 2012 11:59). But I will. Trust is conservative, reactionary, safe, passive Your is possessive Instinct is plain wrong; perhaps Freya means intuition, but it is unlikely that film imperatives / drives / inclinations / choices have any instinctual basis And - well there's always an and in a homily; it gives the appearance of option / choice / complexity Don't go for the - beware / danger / pergwl is it / naughty / forbidden fruit / breaking the fast / ignoring commandments / the way to oblivion of the soul Cliché - well that puts pay to many experimental films which play with cliché, doesn't it And as for the wet site which tell you how to make a (good) experimental film, I'd have it taken down if I could, as it is written by persons of limited understanding, cultural depth and knowledge. Better would be advice as to which books to read, films to see, thoughts to explore. Sorry Freya, your advice is a distraction. Now if you want to witness and learn from the fount of knowledge, then I suggest .........(the message was interrupted at this point by the forces of convention) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Freya Sent: 29 June 2012 11:59 To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: [Frameworks] Trust your instinct and don't go for the cliche. How to make a good experimental film. Just follow the forumla/magic steps in this handy wiki and you will be well on your way! :) http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Good-Experimental-Film love Freya _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- Thomas M. Dexter www.thomasdexter.com 347.452.9223 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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