필름에서 디지털로: 실험영화에서 확장적 시간 표현에 대한 기법 연구

Abstract

Experimental film has continually challenged the unity and conventional expressions of traditional narrative films, striving to discover or create alternative artistic practices and forms of expression. The structural consideration of time and its use as a raw material for cinematic form has been a consistent practice throughout the history of experimental cinema, particularly in efforts to create new expressions of time. This study aims to trace and analyze how temporal expressions in experimental cinema evolved as the medium transitioned from film to digital, focusing on the specific practices of key filmmakers. First, the study examines filmmakers like Peter Kubelka and Martin Arnold, who deconstruct and reassemble linear temporality by cutting and dismantling film strips. It also explores the approach of James Benning, who reveals time itself by extending the duration of shots, the basic unit of film, to an extreme length, thereby allowing the audience to experience time through prolonged observation. Entering the 2000s, several filmmakers, each for their own reasons, transitioned from film to digital media and continued their cinematic work by developing new methods of expression. Both James Benning and Leighton Pierce successfully adapted to digital cinema in the 1990s, pioneering unique techniques that allowed them to sustain their creative practice. The 2021 South Korean experimental short film “Time Reversed Time“ is presented as an example that applies expanded temporal expression techniques, building upon the approaches of Martin Arnold, James Benning, and Leighton Pierce. This study suggests that temporal expression in moving images, rooted in different media, can acquire new possibilities for expression through various transformations and expansions.