Exercise in Style

This is an exercise in the style of Martin Arnold. The little I've seen of Arnold's videos are the clips available on Youtube. I was so impressed by what I saw, that I wanted to see how he did it. This video is the result of my experiments to approximate the Arnoldian aesthetic. To be sure it is not quite as obsessive as Arnold's work seems to be, not as meaningful, and the sounds are not as interesting. Most importantly, I do plenty of repetition and then progress, but Arnold progresses as he repeats. Also, I throw in something that is entirely my own--you'll know it when you see it.
Still, I hope to hear what anyone thinks of this. If you like it, tell me what you like about it. If you dislike it, explain. If you think it's a pale imitation, I agree, but still offer something constructive. See the meaning? Offer your view.
Overall, I think there's no denying the comic aspect of Arnold's work; so I hope you also find this somewhat tickling.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Martin
• Arnold
• Experimental
• found
• footage
• short
• film
• art

[Prayermad]

martin arnold work forwards and rewinds but it always progresses, ie: he doesnt just repeat. at his best he finds and exploits rhytmic patterns.

[Roubiere]

I don't know, I've never slept with him. Oh wait, you mean his movies? Yeah, that's right. I'm acutely aware of my failure.

[taurtue]

in the style of martin arnold?

it's exactly the same to be honest

[Roubiere]

No, it's not as good as Martin Arnold.

[15warhol]

which program did you use to make these?

[Roubiere]

To make this one, I used Windows Movie Maker. I had to use Adobe Premier to reverse the footage. But all the cutting and splicing was done with Windows Movie Maker.

[KrappinBadur]

SuS

[randyriddle]

I think what you're missing is understanding why Martin Arnold is doing the splicing and dicing. You have to watch the characters - by looping the action and repeating it, he's emphasizing small motions they're doing or reactions they're having to something going on. In some cases it changes the meaning of what they're doing or creates something new. There's nothing random about it - he's creating a new narrative for the scene.

[Prayermad]

just pointing it out in case someone can't recognize the distinction. i'm a pretentious dickwad and i sure as hell hope noone is going to point that out

[yourass117]

And Bill itnet!

[putrisignu]

lol

[acdeucee]

I think the boy wants to finally get up and leave so He can build his nest.