"Man With A Movie Camera" reflection

'The Man With a Movie Camera" was an interesting short film. What really stood out to me the most was the wide range of cinematic techniques, such as the tracking shots, split screens, freeze frames, fast motion, slow motion, etc. I felt like there was so much going on, it was kind of hard for me to grasp the real message of this film. The term I would describe this film, is "avant-garde" style. For instance, one second I see the cameraman setting up the camera, the next I saw a woman giving birth and a baby getting bathed. It was a different style compared to most of the short films I have seen in the past classes because it did not flow smoothly. They were basically random clips being put together and there was no smooth transition into the next scene. One thing I really enjoyed though was the soundtrack of the film. It made my heart race everytime I would just hear a booming sound, making the audience be at the edge of their seat wondering what will happen next. It was quite intense.