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ok so i just happened to have been reading a book by brakhage last night...hey....
the question is quite different from any possible mm thread because in his films you know its documentary--meaning an argument--but when you see footage on the news, for example, you might think this is real life and not an argument about real life--so what i was wondering is--based on this thread, thinking about the bushrally and the cops and their control over a rally for the benefit of the tv cameras--what enables you to imagine that you are seeing "reality" when you see tv news footage?
because there is cropping
there is editing
there is commentary
nothing is raw
so why do you believe that the images on the news are not a problem?
or do you not?
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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
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