Given its focus on the combination of sounds and visuals, its frequent close-ups focusing on specific parts of the body, as well as its noticeable lack of narrative or structure; I believe our film falls into the category of "Pure Abstraction".
"When we watch a film that tells a story, or surveys categories, or makes an argument,
we usually pay little attention to the sheer pictorial qualities of the shots. Yet it is
possible to organize an entire film around colors, shapes, sizes, and movements in the
images."
- Bordwell, D., Thompson. K., (2007). Film art: An introduction (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill
This is rather close to the intentions of our film. The project does not follow any kind of narrative or set structure; it instead focuses on the combinations of visuals and sounds, expressed via numerous close-ups of various body parts. The definition of an abstract piece of experimental filmmaking is that it focuses on things such as sound, shape, colour, and light rather than a narrative or a particular theme. Our film can be quite easily categorised into this description given its focus on shape, sound, colour, as well as the ways in which these elements can be combined to create a variety of effects.

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