Reading Blog #3

After watching Eraserhead, I think it was interesting how Rodley does not consider himself a filmmaker. The entertainment industry has certain standards and a specific system that must be followed; Rodley says that he doesn’t consider himself to be a part of that system. Furthermore, starting from the beginning the prologue to Eraserhead Rodley describes this part of his film to be very important. He goes on to explain what a prologue means and that there was critical intention to this part. I read a lot of books, and I normally skip over reading the prologue and skip to the start of the book. After hearing a creators take on what a prologue means to them, I now understand why it is important to not only include it but to take the time and interpret it as a reader/watcher. As I am creating a “short film” myself (our final project), I am now rethinking how I should start off my film and how that unconsciously prepares/introduces the viewer for the rest of the film. When Rodley says that he felt Eraserhead instead of thinking it caught my attention. As I am taking multiple art classes this semester and will be continuing that through next semester, one of the most important things I have learned is that feeling your way through creating your work caused intention which is one of the most deeming qualities in a “successful” art piece. Especially when Rodley explains how sometimes it’s hard to explain how you feel when pitching your work makes sense to me. Because, if it was easy to explain how you felt then what is the point in creating that piece, and that is where I think some of the most successful piece’s flourish is that they explain feeling in an unexplainable way. This is definitely a goal of mine through my scholarly art journey.