The first thought that came to mind after viewing Vito Acconci's "Theme Song" was how uncomfortable I felt while watching it. Though, I do believe that was the feeling Acconci was trying to express and translate through the film. He achieves this by actually talking straight to the audience, mostly begging them to get close to him. He says “I have no idea what your face looks like, you could be anybody out there... Theres gotta be somebody watching me. Somebody who wants to come in close to me.” What I took from this video was that these words, juxtaposed with the pop love songs in the background, demonstrate how impersonal these songs really are, no matter what the lyrics are. The composition and framing also play a big role in this. Instead of him sitting on the chair in the background talking, he is up in the front on the floor with his face taking up about half the screen as if he is about to jump out.
-Sibba
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