Andrei TarkovskyFilmmaker
Andrei Tarkovsky
+ Russian filmmaker, directed seven feature films from
1962-1986.
+ Employed experimental narrative techniques and theories -
sculpting in time
+ Films characterized by extremely long takes, slow camera pans,
and very few cuts (if any).
+ Common motifs include running water, mirrors, reflections, and
levitation
Solaris (1972)
Stalker (1979)
Nostalghia (1983)
Sculpting in time
+ Tarkovsky believed that rapid-cut editing and other devices
detracted from the style of the film.
+ Implications for immersive storytelling & filmmaking,
including VR
"The dominant, all-powerful factor of the film image is rhythm,
expressing the course of time within the frame.
Solaris (1972)
