Absolute Film Response

I don't know why the author starts off by saying how its sad that one of the alternative names to "absolute films" is experimental film.  After stating this, he goes on to talk about all of the ways in which early film makers experimented in order to make new films.  That is really what it was during the beginning, people experimenting with film to see what they could create.  They experimented with film almost the same way that writers make multiple drafts and revisions.  Except these filmmaker experimented with different techniques and methods to develop and manipulate film.  These were the pioneers of modern day animation.   Today, they may not be experimenting as much but they are still using alternative ways to make and view a film.