Stan Brakhage

I found the videos of Stan Brakhage to be very interesting, both in regards to the concept and the material. I've always been interested in watching the result of tampering with film itself, so naturally a style devoted entirely to that is something I would enjoy. The first one we watched was Mothlight, where Brakhage took wings from moths and put them on top of actual strips of film. He then ran the film through another camera, and photographed the result, creating an animation from the design. I don't even know how to describe how awesome that is! This is such a simple, yet incredible concept that I enjoyed watching. It's definitely something that I would be interested in trying myself, maybe as an homage to Brakhage.

The second film we watched by Stan was The Garden of Earthly Delights. The Garden of Earthly Delights had the same concept that photographed things on top of film, but went much more in depth. This animation had many more things like leaves, flower petals, branches, etc., which alone made the finished product nothing short of incredible. While this style may go unnoticed, I feel like that it has great potential, especially if used correctly.