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Thesis Outline Luca Ottmann THESIS OUTLINE - GRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR 2022/23 - LUCA OTTMANN DRAFT I

Introduction:

Body: My thesis is going to be a combination of a series of essays (case studies) and a series of field reports, split up in a way where I at first look at how different filmmakers have tackled a specific obstacle, genre or technique, in most parts solely focused around cinematography, watch and analyse a selection of movies as a form of case studies and turn my observations and findings into an essay and then secondly use these case studies as a form of inspiration and a starting point for my own cinematographic work for the ‘quick bites’. This series of essays is going to examine different specific aspects and approaches to cinematography in relation to the work I am producing. More specifically each of these case studies is going to resemble a specific aspect or approach to cinematography directly relating to one or possibly more of the ‘quick bites’. Consequently each of the ‘quick bites’ is going to resemble one of the chapters of the thesis, consisting of a case study, a resulting essay, a field report of the relating ‘quick bite(s)’ and a comparative critique of my own practice and work with the observations and findings from the relating essay.

Structure:

Quick bites

LATE / Good Morning

Case Studies: Opening scenes Taxi Driver, American Psycho

Essay: The cinematography of character introduction opening scenes. How do different cinematographers use the different methods and approaches of cinematography in regards to introducing characters within opening scenes.

Field Report: LATE

Field Report: Good Morning

Conclusion I

Horror

Case Studies: Blair witch Project, Rec, It follows, evil dead

Essay: What does horror look like, a visual based genre analysis. How do found footage and the POV perspective change the way we perceive the footage?; Which techniques are used by cinematographers to inflict chaos, stress, tension and fear with their work?

Field Report: Horror

Conclusion II

The private Investigator

Case studies: Drive, Nightcrawler

Essay: Working within confined spaces: Car interiors Which cinematographic techniques can be used to maximise confined spaces like car interiors.

Field Report: The private Investigator

Conclusion III

The interrogation

Case studies: Inglorious Bastards, Mind Hunter, Blade runner (Voigt-Kampf-Test)

Essay: Power dynamics and cinematography How is cinematography used in different examples of interrogation or interview scenes to display the power dynamic between the parties. Which methods and techniques are used to perceive what and how?

Field Report: The Interrogation

Conclusion IV