Excavation

Excavationdemonstrates James Cagles engagement with structural filmmaking More specifically its an example of a flicker film Composed of both still photographs and live footageExcavationemploys extremely shortshot juxtapositions to create disorienting collisions of imagery For Cagle this film symbolized a personal exploration of in his words techniques and ideas that have accumulated over the years but had been without expression for one reason or another A dynamic visualization of his thoughts it excavates both the private workings of his inner world and also the material components of filmmaking