In a message dated 1/27/04 10:01:00 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< Subject: Re: Transcultural/transnational reception of Japanese Anime >>
So, wendy - once again I balk at calling editing decisions random - esp. in
Hollywood films. The late avantgarde composer John Cage became known for
"chance composition" where he would throw coins (ala i-ching) to set parameters for
his work. it's a technique other artists have worked off of and came to be
known as aleatoric composition. But Cage probably would have balked at calling
his decisions "random". He thought of throwing dice to make decisions, as
opening up the decision making process to larger forces than himself and his ego.
It's is amazing to me just how beautiful these works are, they are uncannily
and eerily sublime. The unncanny quality that strange juxtapositions convey
are probably very unique. each being different, so it's hard to give any
overarching answer. If someone becomes familiar with making sense out of radical
editorial styles, one may be able to shade distinctions, and instead of sensing
something just as uncanny, might begin to read the shades of uncanniness. On
the other hand, yeah, it may no longer seem uncanny (because that does suggest
unfamiliarity) and just be absorbed into a viewer's private lexicon of very
particular or peculiar expressions. Then again..... the sense of the uncanny is
most often conveyed in the audio dimension, e.g. spooky music, reverb on an
fx track, off-beat synchronization etc. so play those passages back silent and
see how they feel.
Dan
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