Adaptation

the gallerY

INT. CONNOR’S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT

This exhibition works as an artistic extension of a short film I have been working on for the past 15 months. The flow between works is linear, as each supersedes the former in an evolving process that works to bring myself—the filmmaker—closer to the final product: the final scene for my short film, “Glass Half Cracked.” As I consider it the most ambitious in technical qualities— cinematography and production design—this scene required extensive preparation to craft it effectively: screenwriting, floor planning, set decorating, storyboarding, filming, and editing. The film chronicles a day in the life of a queer teen at high-school, exploring themes of intersectionality, perception, privilege, and the different ways oppression is manifested.

This exhibition chronicles my filmmaking journey in a way that is accessible to everyone. Often efforts behind-the-scenes are shrouded in secrecy.

My exhibition acts as an entry point to those who seek to understand more about filmmaking.

In a world where even the artistic merits of feature films are questioned, this exhibition further reveals the intrinsically artistic nature of filmmaking, no matter the scale and budget.

To draw the viewer in I hid the complexities of the art under a layer of clarity and coherence. As they walk around the space, the viewer may comprehend what is being depicted, and how it is being depicted, but the why cannot be fully understood until the entire exhibition is processed.

Two concurrent narratives exist here: one encompassed by the presentation of the pieces, and one that exists within the narrative of the film for which the works act as pre-production stages. The more time the viewer constrains themselves to this confined room to decipher my creative decisions, the clearer my creative decisions become in constraining the viewer to this confined room.

matthew boulter

the process