Spots in Shots Narrating the Built Environment in Short Films
Language: English
Published by Nai010 Publishers, 2019
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- Title
- Spots in Shots Narrating the Built Environment in Short Films
- Author
- Mélanie van der Hoorn
- Publisher
- Nai010 Publishers
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9462084564
- ISBN 13
- 9789462084568
Spots in Shots explores a selection of little-known but fascinating short films made in Europe and the US between 1990 and 2017 that tell stories about architecture and urban development. Based on interviews with the filmmakers, the book asks how cinema can stir public interest in the oeuvres of architects.
Among the numerous cinematic gems discussed here are John Smith's Blight (1996); Kibwe Tavares and Factory Fifteen's Jonah (2012); Assembly Studios' Fort Dunlop Green (2004); The Neighbourhood's Saxton Leeds (2008); Imagen Subliminal's El Espinar House (2013); Squint/Opera's Post Barnsley (2003); Jem Cohen & Luc Sante's Le bled (Buildings in a Field) (2009); Gabriel Kogan & Pedro Kok's Casa Redux (2014); and Jordi Bernadó & 15-L Films' Hic Sunt Leones (2013).
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From the Back Cover
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Van Le Corbusier tot MVRDV en van Diller+Scofidio tot Peter Eisenman: ontwerpers loerden al vanaf het einde van de jaren ’20 naar film, benieuwd of dit medium de representatie en communicatie van architectuur en stedenbouw zou kunnen verbeteren.
De films in Spots in Shots laten ons de gebouwde omgeving op een verrassende en verrijkende manier ervaren. Hun makers vertellen via omwegen over architectuur. De verhalen gaan niet zozeer over de materie, constructie en bekleding van gebouwen, maar veel meer over de perikelen, emoties en gedachten van reële of fictieve mensen in en rond die plekken.
Na een inleiding in het genre, geeft auteur Mélanie van der Hoorn inzicht in de canon van de korte architectuurfilm sinds het begin van de twintigste eeuw, gevolgd door een overzicht van waar de korte architectuurfilm ‘huist’: festivals, websites, museale collecties. In het tweede deel van het boek presenteert zij een selectie van 36 korte architectuurfilms vanaf 1990. Zij bespreekt hun totstandkoming, distributie en receptie, baserend op uitvoerige interviews met de makers.
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Spots in Shots is about short films that centre on stories about architecture and urban development. Whether documentary or fictional, stories give meaning to the built environment. Compared with conventional architectural representations, film has its own characteristic range of storytelling tools. In an exceptional interplay of moving pictures, text and sound, film can stir the audience's imagination, make people think and rouse their interest in the oeuvre of a designer.
Spots in Shots is based on scientific research and extensive interviews with filmmakers. Which stories do they tell? What are their motives? How can film help improve the communication between architects and the general public? Which issues keep coming up during the creation, distribution and reception of the works?
The book analyses unique films that few people are familiar with. They deserve to be brought out of the shadows, because they acquaint us with the ideas, dreams and ideals of the designers 'behind' architecture and urban design in unexpected ways and thus change the way we look at architecture.
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