ARCHITECTURE AS C I N E M AT I C D E V I C E S Manifesto v. 01
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The format of the output films can be either analogue or digital.
The narrative must be architecturally focused, not anthropomorphically focused.
#3
Cameras and equipment must be placed, fitted or used in conjunction with architectural structures; • Any equipment movements must follow the paths of those structures. • No tripods, monopods, or steadicams. Handheld is permitted, however it must be used in conjunction with the architectural geometry of the space. • Human intervention is permitted to encourage or steady motion. • Structures / objects may be brought to fit cameras and equipment to the architecture, but not those which allow independent camera movement.
#4
#5
Additional architectural components must not be brought or fitted; only existing components may be used. If a certain architectural movement or shot is required, a location should be selected where this can be created.
Additional lighting is not permitted. Only lighting installed in the space is available to use.
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#7
The sound must be produced using objects in the same environment. Mixing / layering sounds in post production is not prohibited.
Cuts must be dictated by the architectural movements. The next camera vantage point must be brought into view by the previous one.
#8 #9 #10
Events occur in real time; if a slowed or accelerated effect is required, it must be created in camera.
Colour Grading is permitted, but frame cropping is not; the composition provided by the architecture must not be tampered with.
Any Buildings / spaces used (visually or productively) must be credited.