Tate Modern Case Study (first draft)

First draft: missing audio interviews with facilities manager and subtitled comentary.
The film follows the narrative of a visitors experience. First, the whirlwind journey of getting to london by train, bus car or bicycle. Then, the crowded walk along the bank or over the bridge, Followed by a long walk down into the turbine hall to queue for tickets. Over twice as many visitors arrive each day than originally anticipated by tate's creators, some pay to see the art, others come to experience the space and drop some coins in the donation box. Atfter this, the hustle and bustle of getting up, down and around the exhibition spaces using the escalators, lifts and stairs. There are areas of circulation space that create pinch points. On some floors you have to queue for a lift, on others they are not used at all. The next experience is the way in which the art is exhibited. Some art is delicate and cant be exposed to natural light. The skylights are blocked and spot lights are used instead. Other spaces enjoy the benefits of natural lights and utilise spots only to throw the shadows of sculptures against the white walls. Unfortunately, glare and reflections taint the art displayed in frames. Antiglare glass has been developed but apparently has a green tinge. Finally, the visitor gets to take in the awesome structure around them as they sit upstairs for a coffee, or walk out onto the mezzanine to observe the installations in the turbine hall. The trusses and beams exposed, the colums exposed, wiring, heating and ventilation are exposed. Perhaps the scale of the place is only taken in once you have left, and are walking back across or along the thames, and can watch the tate's chimney stack still stand proud in the city scape.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Oxford Brookes Architecture
• Ralph Saull
• Beth Johnson
• Rob Boltman
• James Spittle
• Houssein Rashaedi
• Tate Modern
• Tate Enterprises
• TM2
• Tate Modern extension
• herzog and de mureon
• student flim
• london
• the valentinos
• status quo
• beth's mum

[aznballer04]

Hi, is this just an observation assignment you are/were doing?