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Why Experimental Documentaries Matter (And Why I Made One) (Patreon)

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2022-06-08 18:33:30
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I'm giving all my patron's early access to this video which will be public very soon. 

This video examines the overlooked and strange genre of experimental documentaries and what we can learn from them.

I also talk about the weird experimental film I made in 2020 Labyrinth Ion, and announce that it's now available for rental or purchase at https://labyrinthion.com

As a special thank you to my patrons, if you want to buy the Digital Special Edition you can use promo code "PATRONSONLY" at checkout for 25% off. 

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Why Experimental Documentaries Matter

Watch my experimental film Labyrinth Ion: https://labyrinthion.com Letterboxd list of every documentary referenced: https://letterboxd.com/thomasflight/list/the-beauty-and-chaos-of-experimental-documentary/ // support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight // Listen to my podcast, Cinema of Meaning: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-of-meaning/id1611352831 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4n6zZZQjiKsLNfyldNAi8b Nebula: https://nebula.app/cinemaofmeaning //newsletter: https://thomasflight.substack.com/ Films referenced: Leviathan 2012 Sans Soleil 1983 Samsara 2011 Cameraperson 2016 Sleep Has Her House 2017 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One 1968 Chronicle of a Summer 1961 Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey 2016 As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000 Man with a Movie Camera 1929 London 1994 Fata Morgana 1971 Labyrinth Ion 2022 // TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thomasflight // WEBSITE: http://www.thomasflight.com // FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thomasflight // MERCH: https://www.thomasflight.com/merch // sponsorship and business inquiries: thomasflight@standard.tv // Questions, feedback, other stuff: contact@thomasflight.com Chapters: 00:00 Cold Open 00:26 The Power of Context 01:39 The Beauty And Chaos of Experimental Documentaries 02:38 Non-Verbal Narratives 05:17 The Birth of Reality TV 06:13 Herzog's Ecstatic Truth 09:02 The Subjectivity of Image 09:50 A Genre of Trickery 11:59 A Guided Meditation 13:44 Revealing the Full Potential of Cinema 16:43 My Experimental Film

Comments

Anonymous

Really great video. Impressed how accessible and non-judgemental it is considering non-verbal non-fiction is a rather academic niche. I'm curious, when you make your videos, to what extent do you have a script before editing?

thomasflight
>>85448859

Thanks Ian! I usually have the VO pretty scripted although I usually do another 1 or 2 drafts during the edit as I refine what I want to say. I don't script out the visuals at all, I usually just have a loose idea of what I want to show. For some videos the edit informs the script and I'll write or re-write some sections after I have the rough edit finished.