Through the recreation of the close up shot from Once Upon A Time in the West (1968), I have aimed to explore Deleuze’s idea regarding “The determination of a closed image… which includes everything which is present in the image.” (Deleuze, 1986, p. 12) I have tried to outline in the first recreation, the image as a means of representing the character through the close up shot, outline the facial expression. My reproduction, although of a female rather than male outlines the fact that the image is in fact “closed”, containing only the visual, the frame providing a boundary.
The second image taken is an interpretation of the image, which is obviously of the Western Genre due to the colour palate and hate, with Land/ Mountains in the distance. In my reproduction I have explored Deleuze’s idea previously mentioned accompanied by his idea of the “out-of-field”, highlighting the control the frame can have over the images within it, not allowing for the exterior of the image to seep in, as it remains a mystery. I have attempted to display the idea (through the use of an actual frame) that there is a range of elements outside of the frame, whether it is literal setting and mise-en-scene, or perhaps broader contextual ideas – of which I haven’t explored within my photo.
The task of recreating photos this week has allowed me to begin thinking about obtaining a deeper and broader understanding of all elements of the frame, what it includes and what it may perhaps not include – whether intentional or not. So far in the studio, we have explored how the frame can be constructed and how audiences can interpret the frame, however I am looking to see how filmmakers use their construction of the frame to influence audiences to receive it in a particular way and the methods they use in doing so.
REFERENCE:
Deleuze, G., Tomlinson, H. and Habberjam, B. (1986) Cinema: v. 1: The Movement-Image. Minneapolis: Continuum International Publishing Group – Athlone Press.
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