Community

I’ve learned quite a bit this semester about collective filmmaking and the film community. The presentations given so far have given me a good idea of how filmmakers worked together in the past and learned from each other’s styles and techniques. Taking inspiration from other’s works and molding your own identity out of it is an important part of how art evolves. Now with the internet, it’s much easier to see other people’s work and explore new methods and innovations. There are forums and various websites where people can go to watch and discuss film. It used to be much harder to find other people and then figure out a way to show films and talk about them. I think it’s pretty cool that some of the most well known experimental filmmakers were friends or connected in some way.

This brings me to my next point: groups. It can be super difficult to get schedules to mesh with group members, what with class and work and extracurriculars. The bigger the group gets, the harder it is to find a time where every person can meet up. When our blank roll came back for 1c and we had to reschedule last minute, I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it to the reshoot. I was pretty bummed but there wasn’t much I could do in that situation, even though we had tried to get started on the project as early as possible. I really hope the music video gives us a better chance to work in groups because it’s really fun to collaborate and build off of what other people are doing.