Blurred boundaries

Remediation of found footage in experimental autobiographical documentary filmmaking

Bibliographic Data

ID20207724
AuthorsJill Daniels (0000-0002-0985-5916, University of East London, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume18
Issue1
Pages73-82
Publication date2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Media Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-2753 • E-ISSN: 2040-0926
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14682753.2017.1306338
OpenAlexW2606329007
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

In this article I argue that using past films as found footage has benefited the documentary filmmaker in the production of experimental films. The use of found footage may be easily replicated using digital technology and re-edited into new work and offers opportunities to expand filmic discourse beyond the single text; the continuing expansion of screens, formats and digital technologies affords opportunities for experimentation with diverse screens and screening spaces. Using past films as found footage may also circumvent difficulties in obtaining funding to produce new films or in the purchase of archive material. To amplify my discussion I carry out qualitative analyses of my own film [My Private Life II. 2015. UK. High Ground Films. Directed by Jill Daniels. https://vimeo.com/139077147.] and Chantal Akerman’s found footage films which resonate with my own practice on auto-ethnography and exploration of memory and contested identity

Aesthetics · Art · Documentary film · Ethnography · Film director · Filmmaking · Media studies · Movie theater · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Cinema and Media Studies · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Participatory Visual Research Methods