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THE SITE_ CENTRAL GRAIN _pho



PENCIL DRAWTHE IMAGINED STRUCT

Through drawing to peel away the outer

of the building; thusing the imagined struclow.

The structure of building then becomes framework for my desiist within.



PENCIL DRAWITHE IMAGINED STRUCTU



PENCIL DRAWING _SOUND DRAWING

Though this drawing I beganage a landscape that might be coed by the depth of the sound plawithin the large metal cones.





PHOTOMERGE _Surroundi



RESEARCH _FILM NOIR/GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST STYLE

The German Exsionist style convimmediate sense ofas it is very angulhallucinatory

The examinatisite revealed a veand industrious seand so I immediateto think of the aesof lm noir.



RESEARCH _BRAND UPON THE BRAIN

Guy Maddin’s useof the lm noir aes-thetic inspired my lm design. I was

particularly inter-ested in the way thathe blurred the back-ground of the sound leaving the charac-

ters or objects ofinterest in focus.

It is as if a blurred, liquid,translucent layer has

been applied overthe lm. The effect

is very romantic and acts further distancethe site from real-ity.



SITE PLAN DRAWING _ scale: 1:500



LINO PRINT _ I saw print making as a tool for the examination oflight. In the rst iteration I cut away the struc-ture of the building and in the second iteration Iwas able to begin to cut away wall sections and al-low for light to penetrate through the skin of the

building as an act of deconstruction.





The resulting image began to guide the light-ing of the set.



DRAWING_ CONNECTIONS & CIRCULATITWEEN SETS



SET 1_ SITE INTER



SET 1_THE BRO



This is the setting in whichthe people of the underworld hold a

meeting to decide how they are go-ing to deal with the MURDERER thatis interfering with the daily ac-tivity of their lives.



SET 2_THE POLICESTATION

SET 3_THE LOFT

SET 4_THEFACTORYCELLAR

The police station an ordered arrangement, yet at

the same time there is still a sense of chaos in the sharp

corners and exaggerated height.

The loft is the setting in which the mur-

derer takes refuge from the people of the

underworld as well as the police. The verti-

cal lines within the loft space are intended

to create a visual prison.

The last set iswhere the MURDERER’stribunal is held. Itis the ruin in whichhe will inevitablyface his execution.



SET 1_THE BRO





SET 2_THE POLICESTATION



SET 3_THE LOFT



SET 4_THE FACTORY

CELLAR





SECTION DRAWINscale: 1:100This drawing highlights set3.



SECTION DRAWINscale: 1:100This drawing highlights set the stage and y system invo

its design.



SECTION DRAWING _ scale: 1:100This drawing highlights set 4.



SECTION RENDERscale: 1:100This rendered drawing is into show the location of allwithin the building and thetion/connection to one anotwalkways, elevators, and st





“The camera tilts down the

stairs in the dim light of the

cellar with the crowd of thieves

and whores in the background

(p.34).”

“Cut back to the underworld meet-

ing, great clouds of smoke drift over

the table. They are all deep in thought

(p.49).”

“Clouds of cigarette smoke hang

round the fringed lampshade (p.50).”

“The group is seen silhouetted

in shadow on the wall (p.51).”

The scenes are construct-ed by taking fragments or de-tails of the whole and piecingthem together while continuously

zooming in further and further.

The way the lm is shot

and how much oset is revealed is trolled to emphasiz

MURDERER’s feelings

and helplessness. Tacter becomes trappthe frame of the sh



“Camera cuts back to the

police meeting where an elderly

bespectacled detective...Another

detective sites on his right; on

his left, a police ofcer with a

monocle (p.48).”

“Cut back to a high group shot of

the police meeting. The room is misty

with thick clouds of smoke. The meet-

ing has come to a full stop and some of

the ofcers have got up and are pacing

around the room (p.50).”

“We can see that most people

have left their places and are wan-

dering around the room (p.51).”

It is up to the viewerto construct the entire set-ting from the fragmented im-ages provided. The viewer’sextracted impression of the lm may or may not

completely coincide with with myown impression; however, thisdissonance allows for new inter-

pretation and understanding ofthe story to emerge.



“Shot of the inside of one

of the compartments in the loft...

The loft area is cut off from

the passage by fence like parti-

tions...

...In the gloom of the attic we

can just make out the murderer, hiding

in a corner.”

“Cut to the attic where the mur-

derer can be seen through the slatted

partitions trying to force the lock of

the main attic door with his knife. He

swears in a low voice.”

“His shadow...disappears into the

recesses of the attic. A moment later,

the door is ung open and Schranker ap-

pears in silhouette against the light.

Behind him three torches ash on.”

“Camera cuts to t

seen from the door. The

come on. The passage is

as it goes through the

of a compartment (p.85)



“Cuts to the Murderer hidden

in one of the compartments, weak

with fear. Light feebly penetrates

a skylight (p.86).”

“Noise of splintering wood and

tearing hinges (p.86).”

“The noise is deafening as the

door is forced down and furniture

crashes to the oor.”

“In the gloom of an abandoned

workshop inside the factory, a stair-

case can just be made out to the right.

Inarticulate cries are heard in the

distance...Two men come down the steps

and disappear into the gloom (p.97).”

“Shot of the two

appearing, they are pus

MURDERER up a short sta

is struggling furiously

others push the murdere

steps . He slips..(p.97



“Camera pans along the

entire length of the cellar to

reveal that a vast crowd has as-

sembled...It is obviously a crude

form of a tribunal (p.98).”

“We see the whole furious mob.

Cries: To the gallows...Finish

him....Kill him...Kill him...Kill him

(p.107).”

“The excitement is at its height.

Everyone shouts, whistles and screams

at the same time. From every side,

crooks and prostitutes throw themselves

towards the murderer...then, suddenly,

everyone freezes, and eyes x...

on the door of the cellar (p.107).”

“Voices and shrill whistles off:

Police...Hands up! (p.108)”









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