Hal Hartley Exhibition at ACMI

acmi

australian centre for the moving image

HAL HARTLEY

Exhibition

Table of Content

Introduction...........................................................2 Task 1

Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6

Task 7

Exhibition Brief ........................................4 Biography.................................................7 Bibliography..............................................8 Site Analysis.............................................14 Mood Images...........................................18 Conceptual Model....................................22 Spatial Analysis........................................25 Development Exhibition Environments Plan Development.......................28 Sketches Development...............31 Display Case............................................36

3D Development...................................................38 Final Documentation 2D Plan....................................................42 3D Plan....................................................43 Perspective View......................................44 Final Poster..............................................48

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Introduction

Hartley is considered as one of the biggest American independent movie director. His philosophy, personality and filmmaking style has been influenced many young independent movie director. His films have been criticized by film critics, as they said it is too repetitive and emotionless. However, it was also the reasons, why his works have been well-know, just like now.

I believe for his passion in independent movie industry, there is should be an appreciation for it. That is one of my reasons to create this exhibition. I want more people to know about him and his amazing works.

I designed this exhibition to represent his philosophy, personality and his filmmaking style. Every aspect of the exhibition was made based on his style. I want to create the exhibition for visitors to do not just look at it, but they can feel it and take to their heart.

This exhibition will open for Hartley’s fans, people that do not know him, even for people that critique him. I believe for people that dislike his film was just because of they saw it from the wrong perspective view. I think they just did not get the real meaning of it. By this exhibition, I’m confident that I can change their mind.

Most importantly, I hope after visiting this exhibition, the visitor will know deeper about Hartley philosophy, personality and his filmmaking style.

Regards,

Hizkia Irwanto Gouw

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TASK 1 Exhibition Brief and Biography

Exhibition Brief Overview Hal Hartley is arguably one of the most compelling and talented American Independent cinema directors in his generation. He has been fulfilling the roles of being a writer, director, composer, editor, and even as an actor in his film. Moreover, he is also well-known for his scriptwriting style, which is similarly idiosyncratic and is often described as repetitive and emotionless.

Moreover, for his influential work in independent film industry, there will be an exhibition of Hartley’s work in appreciation of his contribution to the industry.

The exhibition will explore all of his creative works, characteristics, journeys and also his passion in the film industry. Hopefully, visitors, especially the young generation, could be motivated by seeing Hartley’s passion in his work during this exhibition.

The Hartley’s exhibition will display on the underground level of ACMI (Australian Center of the Moving Image), at Federation Square, Melbourne. The exhibition space is a long rectangular with area approximately 500 meters square. The ceiling is really high, around 5.9 meters, creating a more spacious feel of the place. It is surrounded by concrete wall. In addition, as it is on the underground level, there is no window, so mostly the space will use air conditioning and ventilations for the air circulation and spotlight for the main light.

Exhibition Aims We are hopeful that the visitors could experience and understand the journey of Hal Hartley’s works by seeing this exhibition. Moreover, the visitors could also be inspired and motivated by Hartley’s passion and philosophy in his work. In addition, the exhibition also aimed to promote Hartley’s film to the Australian society, by increasing the awareness for Hartley’s outstanding works.

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Functional Requirements Functional Objectives -There will be around 50 peoples that can access the gallery at any one point.

-At the entrance, there will be an orientation for the visitors about the content of Hartley’s exhibition, there will also be a guide that will explain each Hartley’s work through the gallery, however it depends on the visitors whether they want to follow the guide or not.

-There will be one exit door for the main entrance and exit of the exhibition, with the addition of an emergency door at the rear of the building.

-The entry access for display, visitors and staff alike will be from the main entrance, as it is almost 7 meters wide.

-The lighting that is used will be mostly spotlight, as its main purpose is to highlight the object, and also to give theatrical emotion. There will be no natural light, as the exhibition space will be on the underground level.

-The power supply required would be for the air conditioning, lighting, screening and for multimedia purposes.

-The exhibition will use air-conditioning and ventilation holes for air circulation purposes.

-There will be a 24-hours security provided in proximate of the building to secure the display, and at the same time, at the entrance of the exhibition.

- The storage will be located right before the entrance.

- For safety purposes, the visitors will be checked in the entrance door, and are prevented to carry suspicious goods in or even camera as photo taking is not allowed.

-The installation that will be used in the exhibition will mainly be made from previously used materials, especially the internal walls.

Communication objectives These are three objectives from the exhibition: - To appreciate and understand Hartley’s work By seeing more detail about each Hartley’s films, from the storyboard, sketchbook, to real scale model, the visitors will get a deep meaning of each film. There will a screening room that show ‘Flirt’ movie, so the visitors could compare the films, from the basic idea till the final product. Moreover, by seeing all of it, the visitors can realize the process of Hartley’s work.

- To be inspired through the passion, journey and philosophy of Hal Hartley This could be achieved by going through all the sections. The overall layout of the exhibition space will allow the visitors to go on a journey, which represents the philosophy and passion of Hartley. Each aspect of the exhibition represent Hartley, philosophical, personality or his style of filmmaking. There will also be a small movie screen in the introduction/entrance space that shows Hartley’s interview, which aims to introduce a little background of Hal Hartley.

- To additionally learn basic film-making process The exhibition also aimed to educate the visitors. It will be achieved by making the exhibition more interactive features for the visitors. There will be a learning space that shows the one on one scale set model of on scene in ‘Flirt’, which the visitors can play with the camera and director chair that. They could get the feeling how to be the movie director

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Audience The target audience will be open for everyone, starting from the age 13 and above. It is recommended to the people who could be interested in film and those who want to learn more about filmmaking. Students that are studying film or interior design subjects are welcomed. Last but not least, all of Hartley’s fans are expected to visit.

Visitor experience The exhibition will be divided into sections. The circulation in the exhibition will be a free flowing approach, so the visitors could choose their own path. So from one section, there will be a few pathways which lead to other sections, and the visitors would then have to choose which direction they want to go. This could trigger the curiosity of the visitors as different paths leads to different outcomes (films) that lies within. This might then lead them back to the sections before, and choose a different direction.

The visitors could be more involved rather than just plainly viewing the exhibition. Additionally, the visitor could also interact to some displayed item. Moreover, there will be a screening room, which displays three stories in ‘Flirt’ in three different screens at the same time. So, if they have finished watch one movie, they can move to another screen, to watch other stories.

Furthermore, the exhibition will only exhibit one Hartley’s movie. However, ‘Flirt’ will only be as tool to achieve the aim of the exhibition. So by seeing complete process of one movie, the visitors can get deep understanding of his filmmaking process. Although for some of his early works, the visitors might not recognize it, but it is more likely that they could capture the passion and philosophy of Hal Hartley in that film.

By the end of the exhibition, it is likely that the visitors will not only understand Hartley’s film, but also his passion, character and philosophy, making it an unforgettable experience of their own.

Storylines / key narratives / themes The exhibition will be divided by six big sections. Each section will have displays of Hartley’s work in different way. The first, located just after the entrance there which will be a room that displayed Hartley’s interview, so basically the visitors will obtain a basic knowledge of who is Hal Hartley before they going into the exhibition. The second section will introduce Hal Hartley in his early life in the means of his early painting, as it is influences his style of filmmaking. The third section will be the work space which contains his film-making materials for the ‘Flirt’, used from the basic process till the final product. Moreover, there will be a section for a screening room; it has three screens, which each screen shows different stories in ‘Flirt’, in the middle of the work space section. Moreover, in the fifth section, there’s an interesting section whereby scene-directing motions are in place for anyone who wants to have an experience of a director. The last section will be a reflection room, which aiming to change people perspective of Hartley films. Finally, visitors’ only exit route would be accessible by going through the main entrance door, hence, passing through all of the sections again.

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Biography

Hal Hartley is arguably one of the most compelling and talented American Independent cinema directors in his generation. He has been fulfilling the roles of being a writer, director, composer, editor, and even as an actor in his film. Moreover, he is also well-known for his scriptwriting style, which is similarly idiosyncratic and is often described as repetitive and emotionless. However, these are also the reasons, why he has been criticized by many.

Hartley was born on the 3rd of November 1959, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Islip, New York, to Eileen (nee Flynn) and Harold Hartley. In his early life, he was a very introverted and quiet. This is due to his mother’s death prior him turning twelve. In his lonely periods, he spent a lot of time engrossing in art, which led him to attend the art school at Massachusetts College of Art, before going on to study film at the State of University of New York at Purchase and graduated with honor at 1984. His art background influenced his style of filmmaking, which he tends to create a movie that in fact is distinct to others. His abstract style also makes his movies are sometimes quite ambiguous.

His style is mainly influenced by Jan-Luc Godard, a French filmmaker. He was sort of as mentor for him. Indeed it is Godard's slapstick, critical, and clear disdain for Hollywood that showed the way for Hartley. Therefore, just like Godard, Hartley has been described as a women’s director. Strong, complex, female characterizations juxtaposed against possibly dangerous and adrift males are central to all of his narratives, with either one as likely to be the protagonist.

Moreover, he was also influenced by Renaissance writers, such as Montaigne and Shakespeare, which he showed in his dialogue driven. Typically, the characters are apt to make lengthy speeches full of ironies, like Shakespeare monologue.

Hence, from his short movie project, just after he graduated from school, he went to learn how to make a quality film with extremely limited resource. Once he said, ‘If I had fifty dollars, I made a movie that cost fifty dollars.’ Up to now, it seems that he tends to make low budget movies.

Furthermore, his main philosophy is to make a film enjoyable like listening to music; films that can be equally appreciated like the way we appreciate music. However, in actual fact, watching movie is exhausting and could hardly be compared as to listening to music. Against all odds, he would always try his best to make a movie that encourages repeated viewing which reflects a favourite phrase of his, ‘infinitely viewable cinema’.

In relation to his directing styles, it was through the combination of original, genre defying screenplays and their low key direction, acute framing, minimal camera movement and deep focus; in their dry humour, parallelism, emotive music, lean dialogue, non narrative sequences; and in their proactive address of the audience that Hartley’s unique cinematic mark as an auteur becomes clear.

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Bibliography

Filmography

Unbelievable Truth Audrey Hugo (Adrienne Shelly) believes the end of the world is coming and decides that she does not want to waste her time in school anymore, despite the fact that she is brilliant and has a thing for George Washington. She falls in love with a mechanic (Robert Burke) recently released from prison on a murder charge.

Unbelieveble Truth 1989 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Miramax, United States.

Trust After being dropped out from school, Maria Coughlin (Adrienne Shelly) told her parents about her pregnancy. However, the news shook her father to his death. Things went worst as she was kicked out from house and dumped by her boyfriend. Fortunately, she meets Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan), an educated high school graduate with a great talent in electronic devices, but he can't hang on to a job because of his principled attitude towards quality. Their relationship improves when Maria accepts Matthew's offer to help her.

Trust 1990 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Miramax, United States.

Surviving Desire Jude (Martin Donovan), a college literature professor, falls in love with Sofie (Mary. B Ward). She is more interested in the empirical experience of a relationship with a man whose life is ruled by the themes of the Russian Lit. Jude shows an interesting side of the stigmas associated with transgenerational relationships and how to deal with the inevitable pain of a love doomed to failure.

Surviving Desire 1991 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Wellspring Media, United States.

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Bibliography

Simple Men Bill (Robert Burke) and his brother, Dennis (Bill Sage), are reuniting after their anarchist father escapes from the hospital.

Bill is angry after being double-crossed after a robbery by his girlfriend, and he promises to break the heart of the next woman he meets, while Dennis is fresh out of college and somewhat naive about the world. Dennis is set on finding their father, and Bill is broke, so they set off to find him.

Their motorcycle breaks down near a dinner in the middle of nowhere, here they meet the beautiful Kate (Karen Sillas), mysterious Elina (Hollie Mary Comb), and short0tempered Martin. They decide to stay for a few days and gradually become entangled in local life.

Simple Men 1992 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Wellspring Media, United States

Flirt The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Japan). In New York, Bill (Bill Sarge) struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily (Parker Posey), while attempting to restrain Walter (martin Donovan), the angry husband of a woman, he thinks he might be in love with. In Berlin, Dwight (Dwight Ewell) has a similarly experience with his lover, while the events that befall Miho in Tokyo take care more dramatic turn. They has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, and ex-partner and someone else in “permanent” relationship.

Flirt 1993 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, American Playhouse, States.

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Amateur Isabelle (Isabelle Hupert) is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography. She meets Thomas (martin Donovan), a sweet, confused amnesiac who cannot remember that he used to be a vicious pornographer, responsible for turning his young wife, Sofia (Elina Löwensohn), into the world's most notorious porn queen. Sofia's on the run convinced she's killed him. Together, Isabelle and Thomas set out to discover his past, a past waiting to catch up with him.

Amateur 1994 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, American Playhouse, United States.

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Bibliography

Henry Fool Socially inept garbage man Simon (James Urbaniak) is befriended by Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan), a witty roguish, but talent-less novelist. Henry opens a magical world of literature to Simon who turns his hand to writing the 'great American poem'. As Simon begins his controversial ascent to the dizzying heights of Nobel Prize winning poet, Henry sinks to a life of drinking in low-life bars. The two friends fall out and lose touch until Henry's criminal past catches up with him and he needs Simon's help to flee the country.

Henry Fool 1997 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Sony Pictures Classic, United States.

The Book of Life A film about the Second Coming of Christ (Martin Donovan), with Thomas Jay Ryan in the role of Satan. While a gambler (David Simonds) and a waitress (Miho Nikaido) talk with Satan in a hotel bar, Jesus arrives at JFK airport with Magdalena (PJ Harvey).

Jesus has been sent down to end the world by breaking the Seven Seals on a computer disk in a bowling alley locker room.

The Book of Life 1998 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, True Fiction Pictures, United States.

No Such Things It tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), young journalist who journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancĂŠe only to encounter a mythical creature. In there she meets a monster (Robert John Burke) that killed her fiancĂŠe. However, she ends up falling in love with the monster in the end. The monster is immortal, but longs to die. Beatrice helps him achieve this by contacting a scientist who can destroy matter painlessly.

No Such Things 2001 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, United Artist, United States

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The Girl from Monday Jack (Bill Sage) and Cecile (Sabrina Lloyd) are two MMM executives who are vying for the same level of advancement within the organization, while William (Leo Fitzpatrick) is a member of the Partisans, a cadre of anti-MMM activists who are attempting to bring down the corporation's rule, though they are regarded as both dangerous and powerless by MMM's leaders. In the midst of this situation comes a beautiful woman from the planet Monday (Tatiana Abracos), who knows about Jack's little secret -- he's a fellow alien hiding out on Earth. The woman has come to Earth to bring Jack back to planet Monday, but given the currently miserable state of Jack's life, he's more interested in having a relationship with her than heading back home.

The Girl from Monday 2005 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, The Monday Company, United States.

Fay Grim This is a second sequel of Henry Fool. Fay Grim (Parker Posey) is assigned by the CIA to Paris to take two from a total of eight books of Henry confession, which contain information regarding the national security. In her trip, she met many challenges from many agents from many countries who are competing for the same book. Finally, with a little of luck, she managed to obtain all 8 books, and handed them to Henry, however she has to be separated again with him.

Fay Grim 2006 [videorecording], Directed by Hal Hartley, Magnolia Pictures, United States.

Shorts Film Directed by Hal Hartley • • • • • • • • • • •

Kid (short film) (1984) The Cartographer’s Girlfriend (1987) Dogs (short film) (1988) Ambition (short film) (1991) Theory of Achievement (1991) Opera No. 1 (1994) NYC 3/94 (1994) Iris (short film) (1994) The New Math(s) (2000) Kimono (short film) (2000) The Sisters of Mercy (short film) (2004)

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TASK 2 Site Analysis

Plan and Elevation

Ventilation

Entrance

Existing Exhibition Floor Plan ACMI

Stair

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ACMI

The Hartley’s exhibition will display on the underground level of ACMI (Australian Center of the Moving Image), at Federation Square, Melbourne. The exhibition space is a long rectangular with area approximately 500 meters square. The ceiling is really high, around 5.9 meters, creating a more spacious feel of the place. It is surrounded by concrete wall. In addition, as it is on the underground level, there is no window, so mostly the space will use air conditioning and ventilations for the air circulation and spotlight for the main light.

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Lighting and People Density Diagram

Stair Entrance

Existing RCP Plan ACMI

People Density Diagram ACMI

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ACMI Review

1. Do you like the exhibition? Why, or why not?

I thought it was a good exhibition, because they managed to create an interesting space, to present a lot of different sides to the theme, and provide some information without boring the viewer to much. The theme that offered also relevant to my studies, as I have done film and screening subject, which is also about creating a film scene. It also showed the original sketches, storyboards and scale models of the scene, which makes people easily to imagine the scenes. In addition, I have to say that the models are really extraordinary. Moreover, one think that I also really like from this exhibition is the combination of black walls and spotlight, which created a theatrical emotion.

2. Does it clearly communicate a set f ideas / concepts to you? How? The layout of the exhibition clearly communicates the concept of the exhibition. The designer divided the exhibition into seven sections by using internal walls. Each section, have different spaces and segments, which made me can focus and understand the scene that exhibit in it. Furthermore, the good placement of the sketches, storyboards and models also made me easier to get the idea or meaning in each scene.

3. Does the exhibition encourage you to engage with it? How? Do you feel the exhibition experience is immersive? Are you encouraged to interact with the exhibition? How? I can say that I’m quite engaged with the exhibition. The separation of sections and the placement of the internal wall make me curious about what is inside each section. The black atmosphere that was used also one of the aspects that make me curious about the exhibition.

I thought the experience that I got from this exhibition was quite immersive. However, the biggest experience would be from the contents of the exhibition itself. I like what ACMI exhibited, which relates to my interest. Moreover, some of the displays in the exhibition also encouraged me to interact with it. There are a few movie screens that are interactive; it makes me really understand about the scene that exhibit. The scale models that display also makes me realized how to be inside the scene.

4. How does the exhibition deal with circulation? Is it effective?

The overall circulation in this exhibition was affected by the separation of sections. However, the designer was successfully use the long space to creates only one circulation in the exhibition, which were from the entrance to the screening room at the end. So when the visitors want to go to screening room, they have to go through the whole sections. It makes the visitor, can explore all the content of the exhibition. It is really a smart layout, as sometimes if an exhibition uses the separation sections, it could makes the visitor confuse, about where the place they have to go first, and by the end, they cannot go through all sections.

5. How have multi-media, lighting, sound, graphics and imagery been used? Is it relevant to the subject matter?

The exhibition was used some multimedia application to engage with visitors. There were a few movie screens, which attracts visitor’s attention. It gives visitors more understanding about the scene that displayed. There was also a one big screening room, that can makes people spend more time in the exhibition.

Moreover, the exhibition was mostly used spotlights for the lighting. The use of spotlights really highlighted the work. The combination of spotlights with the black backgrounds atmosphere, gave a theatrical feeling, which was provocate the visitor’s emotion.

There was not much graphics in the exhibition, because sometimes the graphic could disturb the messages of the exhibition itself. However, there were some simple graphics in the wall that were only just for decoration purposes. The graphics were used white color, which was really contrasted to the black walls. In addition, the imageries that used were only that can strongly represent the scene.

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TASK 3 Mood Image Studies

Mood Images

CONTROVERSIAL

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AMBIGUITY

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REPETITION

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TASK 4 CONCEPTUAL MODEL

Conceptual Model

Model 1

Playing with the concept of repetition and interlocking. In this model, i want to represent Hartley filmmaking style.

The interlocking means to create more complex space, as Hartley films are usually complicated and hard to understand. The different height and and area was intentionally made to show the controversial side of Hal Hartley.

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Model 2

In my second conceptual model, i want to create a space that could increase visitor’s curiousity. So, i tried using circle shape, for the purpos of giving no ending feeling when the visitors walk inside. The center part or the main section, is higher than others wall, which makes the visitors more curious of what is inside there.

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TASK 5 SPATIAL RESPONSE TO THE SITE

Spatial Response to the Site

Photo Model

For this task, i tried to incorporate my conceptual model into the site. It quite succesful in term of represents the controversial site of Hartley, as every internal wall are places in different angle and size. It also can increase the curiosity of the visitors.

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TASK 6 DEVELOPMENT OF EXHIBITION ENVIRONMENTS

Plan Development

Plan 1

Plan 2

Early Life and Hall of Fame space Learning Space

Screening space

Works Space Staging space

Entrance

Stair

Introduction space

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Hal Hartley’s Exhibition

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Proposed Floor Plan

Plan 3

Early Life and Hall of Fame space Learning Space

Screening space

Works Space Staging space

Entrance

Stair

Introduction space

Proposed Floor Plan Hal Haryley Exhibition

This are my final plan, that i finally used for my exhibition. It gives more spaces than the previous one. Every sections also have better Hartley’s representation. In my new plan, the screening room are more closed, was surrounded by frosted. However, the frosted glass still reflects the shadows of the interior space of the screening room.

As overall, it could give strong representation of Hartley’s philosophy, personality and Proposed Floor Plan Hal Hartley’s also hisExhibition filmmaing style.

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Development of Exhibition Environments

I was thinking about creating exhibition that have more than one pathway, so it will be more free flowing circulation

I’ve got an idea to create a columns that placed in different angle, as it could represent Hartley controversy side and his film style which is quite complex. So people have to put more effort if they want to see the artwork

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In these sketch, i’m thinking to create a space that is interactive for the visitors. I want the visitors not only seeing but also experience it.

I ‘ve thinking how to incorporate his philosophy, which is to create an infinite viewable cinema. In this images i want to represent it by using three screens that shows different film/movie, so after they finish watch one film, they can go to another movie screen.

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For his traditional way of filmmaking. I’m thinking to creates a loop that has sequences of one scene in his movie. The loop will start from the entrance until theExhibition end side of the exhibition, so it can represent Hartley Hal Hartley’s style of long scene. I’m thinking to put his name on the exhibition, as in his films, he likes to use bold annotation to represent time.

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Model

From my sketches idea, i tried to create a model to represent it. It works quite well, although there was still some issues that i have to faced, which was the lack of the space.

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TASK 7 DISPLAY CASE

Display Case

Plywood

Plywood Back

Recessed Adjustable Shelf Standart

Clear Glass

Adjustable Plywood Shelves with Hardwood Edges

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Display Case Detail Hal Hartley Exhibition

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3D DEVELOPMENT

3D Development

First 3D View

These images were my first 3d views. The images quite dark, as i want to represent Hartley’s low key lighting.

However, I was thinking in this stage, it is still too dark.

For the entrance, i was thinking to create just really simple entrance, as i want to show the humbleness of Hal Hartley. In addition the big columns represent the darkness and quiet life of Hartley’s early life.

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Second 3D View

I tried to make my 3d more detail. It loops works really well. However in my opinion, the works space and the screening room, there were a bit a lack of space.

I also tried to incorporate an interactive room, which when people going inside; they can see their images or moving images from many angles in many screens. Although it was quite interesting, there were issues for this section.

At the end, i decided to not using it, and go for another idea.

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Third 3D View

The following week, I’ve change my screening room, to be a closed space with surrounding by frosted glass. It creates more privacy and quiet place. The frosted glass also can attract people when they see it. I also add a reflection room, which my display case will be at that section. In addition, i also create a learning space, which in here means the one to one scale model of the set location in ‘Flirt’. I put the director chair and camera for the sake of visitors to play with.

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FINAL DOCUMENTATION

2D Plan

Sofa Mirror

Memorial Stuff

Loop

Screens

Big Column

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2 Cloak Room

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Stair

1 5 Exit

Adjustable shelf (plywood)

Screens

Screens

Frosted Glass

Proposed Floor Plan Hal Hartley Exhibition

1. Introduction Room 2. Early Lfe 3. Works Space 4. Screening Room 5. Learning Space 6. Reflection Room

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Circulation Plan

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Perspective View

Entrance For the entrance, i want to keep it simple, as i want to represent Hartley’s humbleness. There will be a name of Hartley’s at the front, as Hartley is like to use bold text in his film, especially to illustrate the time.

Introduction Room Before the visitors going inside the exhibition, there will be an introduction room that shows Hartley’s interview. So, peopl that do not know Hartley, could get an idea of who is he.

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Works Space This images is the overview look of the exhibition. The atmosphere is quite dark, as i want to use Hartley’s method of filmmaking, which he likes to use low key lighting. Low key lighting means the big contrast between the darkness and the brightest side in the scene. So, i mainly use spotlight as a lighting tools, as it could make the visitors focus on the display items. In addition, it also give a theatrical emotion in the exhibition Moreover, I use a loop, that mapped by the sequences images of scene in ‘Flirt”. This loop, represents Hartley’s traditionaly way of his filmmaking style. He likes to use long camera movement, almost three times than the usual Hollywood film, which is between three to six seconds.

From this view, the visitors can see clearly the screening room, as the light of the frosted glass attract people attention.

The works space shows the process of Hartley’s filmmaking of ‘Flirt” movie. It will display Hartley’s storyboard, workbook, sketches, and the memorial stuff that he used to make that film. It makes visitors can see the process clearly, from the rough idea until the final outcome.

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Early Works Space In the Early work sections, i want to emphasize on his childhood. The column, i make it really high and the atmosphere also really dark, as when his child he is quite introverted and quite because the death of his mother. So, i want the visitors can feels Hartley’s childhood experience.

It will display Hartley’s abstract painting. In these sections also want the visitors could realize the influences of his art background into his style of filmmaking. It makes Hartley’s film quite ambiguous, and hard to understand. That is the reasons; i put the column in different angle, to makes the visitors have to see it more closely t sees it clearly.

Screening Room In screening room, it will display three stories in ‘Flirt’ at the same time. In this section, i want to represent Hartley’s main philosophy, which is “infinite viewable cinema’. So, after they finished watched one movie, they can go to another screen, to see other stories.

The screening room will be closed by frosted glass, to attract other visitors at the exhibition. It also cast the shadow of the interior if the screening room.

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Learning Space I want to create my exhibition, not only people to viewing, but also to learn something. I want them to take an experience from this exhibition. That was the reason i create this section.

The section is a one to one set model of one ‘Flirt’ scene. It makes the visitors can see how the setting of the scene in independent film. I also placed director chair and camera there, so they can play with it, and feel like they become a director.

Reflection Room I believe the visitors that have been watched Hartley’s movie in screening room, will like his movie. In this section, I want to change their perspective of Hartley’s movie. I put an image of the ‘Flirt’ scene upside down, hanging with the wire. There also a mirror just at the top of the floor. So people, when see these images, they will say it is wrong, but actually when they see in the mirror, all the images are in the right place. They will realize that they have to see it in the mirror rather than from the real object.

Hartley has been criticizing a lot because of his style of his filmmaking. However, i believe, people that criticize him, only see his film in a wrong way. When they realize it, they will appreciate Hartley’s work 47

HAL HARTLEY Hal Hartley is arguably one of the most compelling and talented American Independent cinema directors in his generation. Moreover, he is also well-known for his scriptwriting style, which is similarly idiosyncratic and is often described as repetitive and emotionless. However, for this reason he got criticized from many people.

He got one big dream in film industry, which is to create film to be an ‘infinitely viewable cinema.’ As a literal, it means to make film that people want to watch, watch and watch again. This is the main reason, why all of his films were created in the same style direction. It is obviously seen in ‘Flirt’, which he created same story, in three different locations.

“I like making a lot of work without a lot of fanfare. And I like to experiment. So, I know my films can’t be terribly popular.”

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“ I would like to make movies that encourage repeated viewings: I like that phrase, attributed to Greenaway, ‘infinitely

viewable cinema’.” designed by Hizkia Irwanto Gouw 6536514

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