I love the sense of freedom avant-garde brings, and the ability the artist has to truly expand their horizons and think outside the box on what it means to create art. Within the experimental film format, one has the ability to control all aspects of production in whatever way they please, albeit the video is nonlinear and uses styles, concepts, and artistic creations completely original or unlike what is typically considered "normal." In fact, the only "normal" aspect of avant-garde is that it is NOT normal! However, the likely possibilities of critical analysis, little success, and tight budget are also in the mix, though artists in this medium are readily aware and create their art despite the odds. This being so, artists typically found designing/writing/producing/filming/directing/sound designing/etc experimental films are described as "strange" or "ahead of their time." Personally for me, I enjoy the lighter, more "artsy film" side of avant-garde rather than the up-close-and-personal, dark, and often more crude avant-garde. But this isn't to say I don't thoroughly enjoy the work create as such, and plan to add a bit of up-close-and-personal in my own film, in my own way.
I think this will be a great opportunity to play around with creating a film and score almost entirely by myself (the editing of which I most look forward to), and an incredible intro into the vast possibilities of film!
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