Another favourite of mine from this semester is ‘La Jetée’. Immediately I recognised it as what would have been the inspiration for ’12 Monkeys’. The thing I really love about this film is the fact that it was made using only photographs and a great sound design. It is so unique to what we usually experience with cinema. Erratic shots and violent movement is slowly becoming more and more prevalent in films. I don’t have anything against it if it is used in the right context, but it is being used to disguise unimaginative ideas. I said during my presentation that it is a lot harder to make something still, than it is to make something that is rapidly moving. This can be applied to a variety of contexts and interpretations. Like Contemporary Horror over-using jump scares, Action films over-use of shaky cams, etc. La Jetée uses images, yet conveys an amazing sense of inertia and movement. I really do like how understated and minimalistic it is. The stuff I make is always very erratic and too busy in frame. I think I’m going to take some inspiration from this with Screen Project 2.

This is Science-Fiction at its’ best. A must see.

10/10