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THEME EXPLORATION

trick photography

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
Yi Yi
Yi Yi
2000 · Edward Yang
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Night Colonies
Night Colonies
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Birth of Light
Birth of Light
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
La caméra de Claire
La caméra de Claire
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
From the theme of Mahoroba "Doi Koinouta"
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
L’assoluto naturale (He and She
1969 · Mauro Bolognini
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Pecker
Pecker
1998 · John Waters
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Georges Méliès → France

Pioneer of cinematic illusion who invented multiple in-camera trick photography techniques including substitution splices, double exposures, and stop-motion to create fantastical narratives.

David Lynch → United States

Contemporary director who manipulates film stock, uses reverse photography, optical distortions, and in-camera tricks to blur reality and create dreamlike, unsettling cinematic experiences.

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