Flight (2006) by Dryden Goodwin - Pure Abstraction Form

I found Flight by Dryden Goodwin an extremely interesting film. This form feels like a Pure Abstraction, as it shows various shots around an urban area, that don’t necessarily correspond with each other. And the film focuses on sound and light, which brings the film to life.



I like how it looks at things in a different perspectives, and we see things differently through the techniques used. This film certainly fits the idea my experimental film was going to take, as we’re are going to show the space of a park. We want to make people think differently about the shots we show, and let people appreciate an area people take for granted. This film takes a very simple area of a city, and through the use of interesting camera angles, lighting, tone and framing, it creates a very visually compelling and exciting film.



I can certainly use this film as an inspiration for mine. The use of the drawing on the faces is rather unique and makes for an interesting take on each shot. The film shows "viewpoints in a way that would be seen excentric in a mainstream context" (Bordwell and Thomspon, 2012, p355).



It would be interesting to use this technique on shots of nature in my experimental film. The drawings on each shot certainly make the film more interesting and earie, as you are not quite sure what the meaning being conveyed is.

Bibliography:

BORDWELL, David and THOMPSON, Kristin (2012). Film art: an introduction. 10th ed., New York, McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Flight. (2006). Directed by Dryden Goodwin.