ABSTRACT In this article I argue that using past films as found footage has benefited the documentary filmmaker in the production of experimental films. The use of found footage may be easily replicated using digital technology and re-edited into new work and offers opportunities to expand filmic discourse beyond the single text; the continuing expansion of screens, formats and digital technologies affords opportunities for experimentation with diverse screens and screening spaces. Using past films as found footage may also circumvent difficulties in obtaining funding to produce new films or in the purchase of archive material. To amplify my discussion I carry out qualitative analyses of my own film [My Private Life II. 2015. UK. High Ground Films. Directed by Jill Daniels. https://vimeo.com/139077147.] and Chantal Akerman’s found footage films which resonate with my own practice on auto-ethnography and exploration of memory and contested identity.

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模糊的边界：修复实验性自传纪录片制作中发现的镜头

摘要 在这篇文章中，我认为使用过去的电影作为发现的镜头有利于纪录片制片人制作实验电影。使用数字技术可以很容易地复制使用已找到的镜头，并重新编辑成新作品，并提供机会将电影话语扩展到单一文本之外；屏幕、格式和数字技术的不断扩展为各种屏幕和屏幕空间的实验提供了机会。使用过去的电影作为发现的镜头还可以避免获得资金以制作新电影或购买档案材料的困难。为了扩大我的讨论，我对我自己的电影[我的私人生活 II. 2015. 英国。高地电影。吉尔·丹尼尔斯导演。https://vimeo.com/139077147。