This experimental film particularly stood out to me, one reason for this is its simplicity. Nostalgia, created in 1971 by a avant-garde film maker, photographer and writer called Hollis Frampton. This is one of my favourite films, at first when I received the brief that we have to produce an experimental film, I was unsure about the subject as I have never really focused on experimental, but after viewing this film, I was focused that I could create a good piece. The film shows different image every 30/40 seconds on an old stove (because it was made in 1971), these images gradually burn and turn to ash, accompanying this is a voice over, talking about an image, but the voice over is talking about the image that is coming next, after the one you are viewing. I like the idea of this, it creates confusion in the audience and requires them to pay close attention both the voice over and the image. The piece is very structural, it plays with the ideas of how fragmented memory actually is, creating an almost realistic representation of the mind. This piece is obviously personal to Frampton, experimenting with themes such as personal identity. The piece has inspired me throughout this project, even though it doesnt directly relate to my ideas.
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