Re: BiM 2010: Avant-Garde [CLOSED]
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I would clarify that "something that's never been done before" is maybe not the best way of looking at it. That is such an impossible order that I think a better way of looking at it might be putting ideas together in a new and unique way, to create a finished product that is, at least in some ways, highly original and "cutting-edge."
What about my question of video format?
ggo2000 wrote:I'll change my film idea to a detective-killer film, how about that?
This contest it looking for something different - something that's never been done before. Try again.
How about, a film where the people of 2009 fight against the people of 2664? And one detective has to end this mystery once and for all.
-ggo2000
Whoops, missed that.
I'm new, but there is still time...
I have an idea, but it would require the entry to be viewed in a special flash player online, which doesn't fit with the submission methods listed. Someone said though that a java game type entry would be allowed, mine wouldn't be a game, but it just needs to be viewed specially.
I'm just wondering if that is OK.
Yes, that would be acceptable, we're willing to put up with quite a bit in terms of unusual formatting, as needed, given the nature of this contest. As long as it's not too difficult to view and not public before the YouTube start time it'll be fine.
Hazzat wrote:ggo2000 wrote:I'll change my film idea to a detective-killer film, how about that?
This contest it looking for something different - something that's never been done before. Try again.
How about, a film where the people of 2009 fight against the people of 2664? And one detective has to end this mystery once and for all.
-ggo2000
Read some of the earlier posts in this thread about the term "avant-garde". While it does imply creativity in a general sense, you should try to make something that is radically different, in the literal sense of the word; the Latin radix means "root". The ideas you've been suggesting aren't anything new in that regard, since they all fit into a very traditional mold; there is a conflict that needs to be resolved, the film tells a linear story, etc.
If you look at avant-garde cinema, you'll find that it approaches the medium of film in a radically different way. Here are some examples.
Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
Ritual in Transfigured Time (Maya Deren, 1946)
Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963)
Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
Stomach Song (William Wegman)
The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998)
Smeogol, if the main character is a minifig, and he is animated in stop motion, it is ok if the rest of the set is not?
How 'bout something like a POV (Point Of View)? I've never seen any Brickfilm like that. Would that do? 
Doesn't matter.
ggo2000 wrote:Hazzat wrote:This contest it looking for something different - something that's never been done before. Try again.
How about, a film where the people of 2009 fight against the people of 2664? And one detective has to end this mystery once and for all.
-ggo2000Read some of the earlier posts in this thread about the term "avant-garde". While it does imply creativity in a general sense, you should try to make something that is radically different, in the literal sense of the word; the Latin radix means "root". The ideas you've been suggesting aren't anything new in that regard, since they all fit into a very traditional mold; there is a conflict that needs to be resolved, the film tells a linear story, etc.
If you look at avant-garde cinema, you'll find that it approaches the medium of film in a radically different way. Here are some examples.
Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
Ritual in Transfigured Time (Maya Deren, 1946)
Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963)
Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975)
Stomach Song (William Wegman)
The Celebration (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998)
So, you mean that idea also wasn't avant-garde?:(
What about a Half-Life 2 brickfilm 
No, that's actually what I want to do, as it's all I'll be able to do!
None of those ideas really fit the theme.
If you look at avant-garde cinema, you'll find that it approaches the medium of film in a radically different way. Here are some examples.
I can't say I actually enjoyed any of those. Given the vintage and today's popularity of the gene I'm probably not alone.
The only one I was aware of was Un Chien Andalou because of Dali's involvement and of course the cloud cutting the moon scene.
I might still have a crack at this if time permits (very busy work year for me), but I have a cunning plan.
Mirror is one of my favorite films, but it's probably better to see the entire film. The Celebration is pretty straightforward in terms of its script, but it's unconventional for being shot entirely on camcorders.
What about a Half-Life 2 brickfilm
No, that's actually what I want to do, as it's all I'll be able to do!
That's been done before.
Smeogol, if the main character is a minifig, and he is animated in stop motion, it is ok if the rest of the set is not?
I'll definatley enter! I have scripted half and animated a little! I may be done in March
"Holy Sock-puppet in a sausage factory!"
-Tom
Hmm, I may try this, more for an excuse to do some random arse animating for like a month until I get an idea I like.
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