Deren - Creating Movies With A New Dimension time

I loved this piece and thought it was a great read. Although it seemed to start off sort of slow and I had trouble trying to grasp what Deren was really getting at, soon enough I had hold and was deeply interested. I pictured the scenes that were being described and followed along to make sense of the time and space continuum creations. Since I have seen the film A Study in Choreography for Camera, it was easy to recall which scene Deren was talking about when creating movement from a forest to an apartment seemingly all within moments. I particularly recalled because I quite enjoyed that scene and thought it was neat. I also love how passionate Deren is about making it known that while these techniques can add great interest it is of the utmost importance they still flow correctly. I think she is right on so many levels about all of it, from not boxing yourself in to the mindset of others who may think motion picture and still photography must share the same rules, to being sure that when you do employ new techniques they are well done and not sloppily tried just to impress others. I also agree that it is more interesting and beneficial to progress to try a new concept rather than stick to the tried and true way it is always done, which sometimes can be very mundane. All in all, I found it to be a very eye-opening read and a great one for an "embryonic film-maker" like myself.