In class last week Robin showed us a short film which he admired. He spoke about how it’s not about the content of the film or if we liked the story but admiring the work for its techniques and characteristics. This reminded me of the time I went to see the new Mad Max. Being a quintessential and world renowned Australian film I was prepared to really like the movie but that’s not the case. I saw it at the drive ins and it was a great experience but having not seen the previous films I had little to no idea what the story was about. And now having seen the rest of the films I can still safely say, I don’t and probably never will understand this series and the hype around it.

After this class, however, I can now look at this experience through eyes of appreciation. I myself, may not like the story of Mad Max but I can most definitely appreciate the cinematography and the amount of artistic work and creation that goes into it. It’s easy to judge a film by your understanding or your taste in the content but it’s another thing to look at a film through a matter of appreciating it for its art. I think this has a lot to do with what I’ve taken from Film 3; it’s not about the script or the characters but how these elements are taken and portrayed on screen to give theme and texture to the styles and techniques the director and creators want to portray. More or less in the same way an artist would choose certain colours to portray a meaning, rather than the actual image he paints, film can be seen in the same light through considering angles, sound and colours. I believe this to be what is important when embarking on an experimental film project and using this opportunity to create something risky and something everyone may not like but can appreciate.