10.october | 5pm | free entry
austrian filmmuseum
augustinerstraße 1, 1010 wien
the cinematography
a diploma project by benjamin fercher
developed in supervision of katharina gruzei
program flow
short introduction
screening
open discussion where all emerging questions will be answered
introduction
the project is discussing the works of the first film makers, with a reconstruction of the cinematograph and the comparison of the
lumiere footage versus footage filmed with the reconstructed cinematograph, arranged as a short film.
during the project a mechatronic engineer and i rebuilt the cinematograph. techniques based on the time when pictures started to run were used. this 35mm cinematograph is based on the lumiere cinematograph with small technical modifications for a better usability. for example the grabber film transportation system was replaced by the maltese cross transporting system.
it was my intention to feel the same experience/adventure the early filmmakers felt, when they built their own cameras and started making their first records, to later show this films in front of a crowd.
the film, which will be screened, is based on the early lumiere recordings. it's going to be a wild edited shortfilm were the original lumiere scenes, minidv recordings and shots filmed with the cinematograph will be compared. another part of the film is the media perception of the people in front of a camera, how they react? what are people doing when they (don't) know they get filmed?
the project reflects my passion for the medium film and reflects how i assimilate the time when pictures started to move.
technical support: gerhard hofer
cast/crew: lukas adami, katharina broos, georg terkl, martin funk, alexander funk, alexander schähs, gerhard fercher
