Well it is sad to say that this will be my last blog entry of the school year, it has been an awesome few months and I have really learned a lot. The last class we had this week was somewhat inspirational to me in a way. The "The Sneeze" done by the Thomas Edison Company was truly remarkable to see how almost one of the oldest films ever was done, and it was only 4 seconds long! Still an incredible idea to start a class with because it lets you think about the start of film and its roots far beyond the time most think about. Secondly we started moving into George Kuchar's work which I have to admit although it was odd I really enjoyed the mans narrative. Im glad we did not have to witness what George is most notably known for in his film that happens to involve a toilet. Overall though the narrative brings me back to what I talked to Carl a bit about as with the similarities of Kuchar and Garrison Keeler of NPR's the Prairie Home Companion. They both have this active voice that keeps you sucked in with there story telling, and just the way they described things with that subtle sarcastic nature really made them stand out as similar people. This was another thing I enjoyed about having this as one of the last films we watched as it brings me back to my childhood and later years as a listener to NPR and Keeler's amazing story telling almost completely mirrored by Kuchar's quirky films. It was a full circle effect and was probably the best way to end the class for myself.
Over all I am glad I took this class as I have now learned how to dabble into the experimental side of things every once in a while, which I used to shun. I have opened my eyes to this class and genre as a whole and feel I have become even more open minded because of it.
Thank you Carl for being an amazing lecturer (probably best public speaker I have heard in a long time) and I would like to thank Danya Moses for being an awesome TA and provoking my thoughts for these blogs.
Have a great summer !
-Steve Teeple
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