Minimalism, Conceptuality, and Deadpan

The only thing that I was thinking throughout all of the screenings was how the artists chose what to film, seeing as how many of the films were about one or a few objects. I decided to read the interview with Hollis Frampton on how he got the inspiration for "Lemon" and the concept seemed to have started on a sort of joke he was making on one of his friends. After reading this I figured that is what conceptuality is; any idea that you can think of as long as it has meaning to someone. The film of course also reflects the minimalist and deadpan qualities of being rather steady in the way it was filmed. Only having the one light pulsing to give you a slightly different, yet unique, effect on the surface of the lemon was a good way to get the effect with as little change as possible. I can now see how the other films also followed these guidelines to produce the same intriguing, and in the case of "Semiotics of the Kitchen", humorous, effect that minimalism, conceptuality, and deadpan are capable of.