Chapter 1
Building with celluloid
Chapter 2
The poetry of the long take
Chapter 3
Multiple screens and massive impact
Chapter 4
The screen as a living museum
Ch 2 · The poetry of the long take
andy His installation Five Dedicated to Ozu uses five static-camera projections of Caspian Sea water, driftwood, and dogs for a meditative experience.
Quiz
Which Japanese filmmaker did Abbas Kiarostami dedicate his five-screen gallery installation Five to?
Quiz
On the shores of which body of water did Abbas Kiarostami shoot his meditative installation Five?
andy Eight screens at the New Museum blended Nabua's political history with ghost legends.
Quiz
What prestigious film award did Apichatpong Weerasethakul win in 2010 for his feature film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives?
Fun Fact
Kiarostami's sleeping couple: Abbas Kiarostami's 2001 gallery installation Sleepers projected a couple sleeping in real-time for over ninety minutes.
Quiz
What physical prop did Abbas Kiarostami use in his installation Summer Afternoon to simulate a breeze?
Quiz
What natural motif is a persistent, central theme across Abbas Kiarostami's films and photography?
Glossary
long take (noun)
A cinematic shot of relatively long duration that is not cut. In 1995, filmmaker Chantal Akerman repurposed her signature long takes for a multi-screen gallery installation titled D'Est.
A cinematic shot of relatively long duration that is not cut. In 1995, filmmaker Chantal Akerman repurposed her signature long takes for a multi-screen gallery installation titled D'Est.
Quiz
What editing technique is deliberately minimized in the style of filmmaking known as slow cinema?
Quiz
What did Abbas Kiarostami's 2001 video installation Sleepers depict for over an hour and a half?