Testing reflection- interiors and exteriors

National Theatre reflection

Looking at the windows of National Theatre

Testing Reflection

Story behind the reflection

Andrey Tarkovsky often uses water to create reflection. In order to study better in Tarkovsky's scene, I edited his scenes in very blurred lines while fulled up in black with the reflection. By studying his works, I realized that reflection could have another meaning within in. Some changes/ movement in the reflection can tell so many things.

"Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [director], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream."

1. You can tell the dog ran from the very far end to the front even the background are with lines only.



2. Car moving forward



3. The window shows that the person inside the house turns on the light, all of a suuden someone shoots, water wobbling dramatically.

Research- Fincher explores time, light and space

" In the depth of the mirror the evening landscape moved by the mirror and the reflected figure like motion pictures superimposed one on the other. The figures and the background were unrelated and yet the figures transparent and intangible, and the background dim in the gathering darkness melted together into a sort of symbolic world not of this world."

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Lemon Tree



Thank you, Fog














Taxonomy of clouds
Fincher took many photographs of the reflection of water after the rain. He then using one palette to represent each of the photograph. As a result of that, he creates an installation that is about time, lighting and space.

Research- Time, movement, distance and space

The theme of these short videos are very straight forward yet thoroughly look at time and space.

1. PingPong- This video is experimenting the possibilities of direction (Camera movement) to explore space.

2. Waterpulu- This short video has put a ball in the middle as focus point, the movement at the background go forward and backward. This experimenting of eye capturing is very successful because it makes us feel the image looks as if it is not moving at all, but people spinning around the ball.

3. Piramidas

4. Piano

5. Je Letee

Experiment

Research- John Hilliard (Photographer)

John Hilliard often uses materials such as glass, transparent medium (Reflective mirror) to overlaid images in a way to lead to spectators to travel an imaginary space. Spectators were able to track down the fantasy scene that it conceals.

From the photographs below, you can see how he tries to use different shots (Arrange in diptychs/triptychs) to open a space of transformation.

1. Plundered/Dug/ Prepared/Dry 1975

John Hilliard work's address that one place that occur many possibility of events. When i first see this work, I will quickly combine all the scene together and what has happened before. Despite that, it somehow make me aware the empty areas and leads me think what could happen as well. I personally think it is quite an unique way to narrate a story.

2. Having Arrived, 1974

This work is similar to the previous one, the only different is it uses triangular shapes.

3. Through The Valley, 1972

This work has transformed from the previous two works. This has literally show you all the possibilities of events that could happen in one space.

4. Prey 1991

This photograph has used reflection from the glass to create a story. From this, you can understand a man is kidnapped by the cat woman. This photograph is full of ironic since cat always eat fish. The man wears orange color symbolizes the color of the golden fish while the woman is wearing the cat mask.

Research- The General Line by Sergei Eisenstein

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Research- Analysis movie scene

I have some how analysis three movies: Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Playtime. All of them have a very different kinds of filming style. I personally is more interested in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and playtime more. The reason is because the scene in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is more creative and imaginative. While Playtime consider more about sound and recreate a space. Like the scene that i've picked in the car areas. Jacques Tati uses sounds, movement and balloon to transform this car space into a carnival.

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