In this week’s lecture, scenes from Scott Ruo’s ‘Four Images’, Brian Hill’s ‘Drinking for England’ and Chantal Akerman’s ‘D’Est’ were screened.  Choose one of these, and consider, in a single paragraph, what might have intrigued, interested, displeased or repelled you.

Brian Hill- Drinking for England

I noticed the changes from interview to i guess… “observational” visuals, which were very busy and seemed a little cluttered, leaving me a little displeased and repelled. I think that the observational shots just seemed like time-filers. And the awkwardness of just vocal and ambience was very uncomfortable. There was no mood-setting music layered behind the documentary. It also made the testimonies and interviews seem staged and unnatural. Also the way the testimonies were shot, lounged on a couch, or what seemed like staged shots- i found it unnatural and to be honest, quite cringeworthy.