Andreas Gursky -- Long Shot Close Up

Art Documentary / 60 min / 2009
The film is unique in portraying the artist Andreas Gursky and one of his most recent works "Hamm, Bergwerk Ost". Its path leads from Gursky's first location viewings to several shootings at the coalmine to the studio where the image is digitally processed and montaged. It follows the genesis of the image from conception to construction to contraction to reaction.
Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre
Produced by PARS MEDIA
Co-Produced by BR, ARTE, Tilk Filmproduktion, Arthaus Supported by FilmFernsehFonds -- FFF
On DVD with Arthaus Musik
WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Andreas
• Gursky
• PARS
• MEDIA
• Jan
• Schmidt-Garre
• photography
• contemporary
• art
• documentary

[peckerdecker]

@ForeverAyrtonSenna that is a Large format camera. The film format is 4×5 inches (102×127 mm) or larger.

That camera is a 5 inch x 4 inch (that is the size of film the camera uses)

The larger the negative the better the detail when making HUGE billboard sized prints

Its basically a box with a lens- the purest form of photography

Best wishes

Mr P Decker

[ForeverAyrtonSenna]

What type of camera is that? Forgive me, I don't know anything about photography.

[choppageworshipper]

@paintingwithlight

Ah thank you for the info, your bang on the bucks with your previous comment too mate- slow down, the easiest way to improve your photography.

[paintingwithlight]

@choppageworshipper It is a mining operation. He's photographing the changing room. The minors come in wearing their street clothes, strip down, then change into their pit clothes. At the end of their shift, they come back into the changing rooms, shower, and change back into their normal clothes.

[paintingwithlight]

This man is an amazing photographer. It's amazing to see how much care he takes in order to get the exact shot that he wants. A lesson for all... Slow down!

[choppageworshipper]

I don't get why all that stuff is hanging from the ceiling, can anyone translate what all that hanging stuff is please?