Life Span of the Object in Frame (documentary) (2012)
Release Year: 2012
Nation: Ukraine
Alternative Title: Время жизни объекта в кадре, Life Span Of The Object In Frame: A Film about the Film Not Yet Shot
Director: Aleksandr Balagura
Writer: Aleksandr Balagura
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Story
The time of exposure is the life span of an object in frame. In this regard, no photo is just a two-dimensional graphic composition - it always has the third, temporal dimension. A photo is a time carrier, the vessel of memory... But whose memory? Of the Face or the Thing or the Landscape which are still on the photo? Of the photographer?
Summary
"In 'Life Span of the Object in Frame', time of exposure equals the lifespan of objects captured within it. Photos, thus, are three-dimensional records, carrying temporal depth akin to memory vessels. Whose memory do they preserve? The photographer's, or the subjects—the faces, things, landscapes frozen in time? Our film explores this labyrinthine interplay between author and raw material, where the material eventually becomes the main character, compelling the author to integrate within it for equal interaction."
