In
the first exploration of Zen Filmmaking: 1991 until approximately 2002, the Zen
Films were based upon character-driven dramas. Though always visually illuminating, by the early-2000s, Scott Shaw began to redefine this Cinematic Art. Born, was the
Non-Narrative Zen Film. These films initially held descriptions such as A Zen
Film Mind Ride, A Zen Film Meditation, A Zen Film Acid Flick, and A Zen Film Movie in the Moment. In
2009, Scott Shaw created the last character-driven Zen Film. Thus, evolved was the
final stage of Zen Filmmaking with all works being free of dialogue and focusing solely upon moving visual
images and holding the titled, “A Zen Film.”
Freedom
of mind is the ultimate definition of Zen Filmmaking.
