The Kennedy assassination is easily one of the most earth shattering moments in American history. The conspiracies, media explosion, and American uneasiness were all tremendous waves in this country's wake. Bruce Conner found a way to portray it in a very artistic light in his film, "REPORT." His collage style and additions of stock footage kind of give the film an eerie vibe, and that's exactly how everyone felt at the time I'm sure...Not exactly sure what's going on or what's going to happen next. I'm guessing similar to the 9/11 attacks.
"Cosmic Ray" was nice to see because of the inclusion of the Ray Charles song. Conner was always very much involved in modern music movements throughout his life. He took pictures of many punk bands for Search and Destroy magazine which included early coverage of the experimental band DEVO. "Breakaway" (1966) starring a young Toni Basil was a cool film as well that I found on youtube. He shot Basil dancing around to a song called "Breakaway" and when the music ends, he shows everything he's just shot in reverse, including the song.
I think most in the class would agree that Conner's work is some of the most enjoyable we've seen thus far. It's creative and it's decipherable...
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