I struggled to place a label of truth because someone's subjective experience is real. It is very real and Victoria's memoir is an example of that. She told her story which was her reality. Another reality existing doesn't mean that one truth was a lie #hwa5 #whatswobbling

The second documentary made this instability a felt reality for me and any other viewer. The way the dude talked and the special effects made the video's "truth" seem so fake; it was obviously a parody. It was 100% the most inaccurate of the other four films on the spectrum. #hwa5 #whatswobbling

Also Mothlight. Brakhage put the actual moth wings on the film, so it’s the most “real” material in the lineup. But it looks nothing like reality. When the realest stuff makes the least objective-looking film, the line kind of breaks. #hwa5 #whatswobbling

What made my spectrum wobble: 160 Characters pairing real texts with iPhone reenactments shot years later. The texts are evidence, the scenes are memory. I couldn’t place the film because every scene sits on a different spot on the line. #hwa5 #whatswobbling

what made it wobble for me was in how to make an art bc it seems like such a normal video and rly casual that i didn’t realize how it was actually shaping reality and trying to be persuasive. it took me time to actually think about the effect it had on my perspective on art. #hwa5 #whatswobbling

The spectrum began to fall apart as the documentaries manipulated the “truth”. Some used interviews and narration, while others used effects or images. That made me realize that the truth in a documentary isn't a single fixed thing. #hwa5 #whatswobbling

#hwa5 #whatswobbling I think in Clint Smiths doc, the decision that made the reality started to feel a little unstable was when there was added background sound and then the added sequence of the father and son. The first minute or two it was silent with only the sound of him walking, writing, readi

#hwa5 #whatswobbling The moth was wobbling, literally, you just sit there trying to think why, whats the meaning, what can i get of this, what am i not getting something from this, WHY IS MY BRAIN WOBBLING. People in the comments were like back for my rewatch im like what AM I MISSING.

The spectrum tends to "wobble" because of the objective film stage's different realities through edits and camera choices. More subjective films such as Youngman's video are still truth, but it seems more as a staged persona to reveal his ideals and truth. All depnds on framing.
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Mothlight made it fall apart for me. Brakhage used actual natural materials, which should make the film nonfiction, but arranged them into rapidly changing abstract images. So, something can be completely real while still being shown in an unrealistic way. #hwa5 #whatswobbling