Andrei Tarkovsky was a Russian filmaker, catagorised as a theorist and auteur of cinema. The videos contain scenes from Tarkovsky's films, Mirror, Nostalghia, Ivans Childhood, Solaris, Andrei Rublev, Stalker and The Sacrifice. What made Tarkovsky an auteur was his continious signature themes that shaped his films into his own by relations to his personal life, for example his childhood, memories and dreams. The cinematography is a main part within his films as his visuals are the main narrative structure above the screenplay. They contain many long takes to create a realistic percpective, for audiences to experience the scene as either a memory or a dream or reality. There is also a continious slow motion in each scene to appreciate just like a painting. Even the position of framing is shaped like a painting.
The elements of wind, trees, dogs, rain, water and fire is repeated within his films, often representing his childhood. However, the use of levitation, change in colour, indoor rain and breaking glass is part of another recurring theme in his films that represent a 'dream-like' sequence.
I will be creating similar scenes using the elements and techniques inspired by Tarkovsky. The footage I will be using are from Poland and my garden. I will be editing the footage with colour, time and shape by frame.
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