»Focus.Film.Class«

UNDER THE SPELL OF IMAGES: Plan sequen­ces with spec­ta­cu­lar track­ing shots and ela­bo­ra­te cho­reo­gra­phies crea­te a uni­que atmo­sphe­re. The sty­li­stic device is the fee­ling of “being the­re”. The Social Studies cour­se of the 10th year of the Helmholtz School pres­ents 1917, the high rele­vant expe­ri­ence of war by two young sol­diers, effec­tively told as a one-day mis­si­on in real time, wit­hout reco­gnizable cuts.

Following on from the cur­rent DFF spe­cial exhi­bi­ti­on “Long Takes. One Shots. No Cuts.”, the pro­ject class is dedi­ca­ted to long, uncut track­ing shots. In accom­pany­ing work­shop units, the group exami­nes film his­to­ri­cal mile­sto­nes, ana­ly­zes the crea­ti­ve use of came­ra move­ment and mon­ta­ge — and deve­lo­ps a feel for dra­ma­tur­gy, visu­al lan­guage and team­work through their own plan­ned sequen­ces. After all, a shared visi­on can only be achie­ved through team­work. The »Focus.Film.Class« will pre­sent their results to the LUCAS audi­ence fol­lo­wing the scree­ning of 1917. Selected by the group its­elf, the work offers breath­ta­king shots that were rehe­ar­sed with cast and crew for six months down to the last detail. The focus is on the expe­ri­en­ces of young peo­p­le at the front of the First World War – inclu­ding many young peo­p­le who vol­un­tee­red. The scree­ning at the DFF Cinema is open to the public and can be booked.

By the way: If you are inte­res­ted in such a pro­ject, plea­se cont­act the LUCAS team.