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dan.moor
Joined: 09 Aug 2008
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:50 am Post subject: Film & Architecture |
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I am currently writing my Masters dissertation (Bath University) which will cover the relationships between film and architecture.
From the research so far I am particularly interested in the extent to which film (cinematography) making processes may be applied within architectural design particularly that of interaction and choreography (narrative) of spaces. One aspect of this would be for example a focus on "the manipulation of emotions and the story telling of a building".
I have recently visited several projects designed by Daniel Libeskind and am looking for any other architects who openly utilise film theory (choreography) in their works.
Additionally I would be grateful to receive details of any interesting articles, books or contacts/suggestions for further 'research and approach' at this early stage of my dissertation work.
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solidred
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Hi Dan. 'Afraid I'm not in a position to be of much assistance in providing references for 'architecture and film' from an academic dissertation point of view... just that I'm rather fascinated by the topic. I've led a couple of workshops last year with DVcam to hand in search of the notion.
Quick question though: is Bob Tavernor still professor there? He was mine when he was professor at Edinburgh.
One of my postgrad tutors at the AA, Bahram Shirdel, swore by the old Charles Laughton film 'Night of the Hunter' as an architectural inspiration. You can find some of his work in an edition of architectural design magazine called 'folding in architecture' which may well be in your library. For my own part, I think the director Mike Figgis is fascinating in elucidating the techniques and enthusiasm of cinema. If you check out his 'Hotel' DVD, for example, there are some useful 'making of' documentaries and he's written a great, inexpensive book on the topic 'Digital Film Making' [faber & faber] and another master intellectual in the medium is David Mamet, who's written numerous readable, pithy books on the topic.
If I were you, I'd purchase myself a cheap DV cam (or use that camera 'phone?) and try some experiments of your own too if you haven't done so already.
Alongside the notions of narrative and choreography, I'd also look into the construction of place by image and juxtaposition of images. And there's the rather large topic of subjectivity/perspective/psychology...
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solidred
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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PS You'll of course know that Rem Koolhaas started his career as a film script writer? This has had a significant effect on his architectural theory; he's on record as saying (and I paraphrase...) that one of the first things he does with an architectural project is to construct the story inherent in the brief/programme...
See 'REM KOOLHAAS A Kind of Architect' by Markus Heidingsfelder and Min Tesch, a DVD release by ARTE Editions. http://www.absolutmedien.de/main.php?view=film&id=1216&list=thema&list_item=68
[it's in English; highly recommended] |
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