GUSTAV DEUTSCH

POCKET FILMS

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GUSTAV DEUTSCH

POCKET FILMS

Filmic notations and sketches, with mobile phones or digital photo cameras.
Since 2010.

Spontaneous, unplanned, not staged recordings, mostly in foreign countries.
Paying increased attention on the ordinary.
Applying the ingenuity of the researcher on the ordinary.

All have in common:
One single take
No editing
No postproduction
Original sound

Recurring themes turned up, that can be compared with the subjects of the pioneers of cinematography, as well as with the practice of amateur filmmakers and film amateurs from the mid-20th century.

observation
A random section of the course of events.
Passive observer.
The end is given by the predetermined recording time.

panorama
Scanning the foreign surroundings, in 360° pans, from the left to the right, like through the periscope of a submarine.
Nothing and nobody can stop the movement.
Positioning.
Me, at the heart of the surrounding world.

phantom ride
Dolly-shot into the unknown.
The speed determines the drama.
The landscape, the architecture determines the plot.

mini drama
The staged reality by director “chance”.
Entrance and exit of the protagonists like on demand: Action! Cut!
Actors and supporting actors.
The event defines beginning and end.

bird watch, dog watch
The camera as a chronophotographic shotgun.
Wildlife watching through the eyes of a researcher or hunter.