1. As I watched Disappearing Music for Face I tried to figure out where the interest in the film was. Since the film was so long and moved very slow I was trying to understand what was interesting about the film. I noticed a few things that I found rather interesting about the film. Even though the film was moving at such a slow pace if you took your eyes off it for even a few seconds the image would be different in a way. I noticed how the teeth started to disappear and then the shadow on the corner of the mouth also changed and moved shapes. I thought it was interesting seeing something we normally see as an every day moment that usually takes only a second, last over the length of a few minutes. I also thought it was interesting how much it changes which we don't normally see when viewing it in normal time.
2. In Visionary Film there is nothing about Fluxus films at all. I think Sitney's idea of Avant-Garde film is that they show a piece of the human mind, which he may consider the Fluxus films not to do. He may think the Fluxus films merely portray the image rather than delve into the reasons behind why the artist would put that image on there.
3. (More coming as soon as I am able to get the video working!!!)
Try VLC player (other students have found it helpful):
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Try to get to the Warhol article before class.