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1920's avant-garde films
The 1920s saw many developments in film and animation. It methodically spanned the progenitor of experimental filmmaking. Films of these nature often were pigeonholed concurrently and propagated within a minuscule chain of theaters, which would later become the Associated Cine-Clubs and the League of Independent Film. Prime examples of these films would be Walter Ruttmann's "Lichtspiel Opus Nr. 1", Man Ray's "Le Retour à la Raison", and Oskar Fischinger's "R-1 ein Formspiel". -
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Color in films
Some of these films used color before it became normal to impose color in film. Filmmakers figured out how to utilize color in their films, such as painting on the film itself. -
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Into the 1930's avant-garde
In the 1930s, film and photo leagues were beginning to arise, and sound in cinemas became a element in film and animation. The usage of sound was primitive, but was effective at the time. -
A Color Box
This film was made for the GPO Film Unit to advertise their postal system. Len Lye created this by painting directly onto celluloid. He tested paints that wouldn't peel away, but would transparent enough to emit bright colors when projected. It became one of his most popular films. -
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Found Footage Films
In filmmaking, found footage is the use of footage as an object that was found. A notable film that uses this technique is "Rose Hobart", by Joseph Cornell. These are still created to this day.
