The short film ‘the mysterious opacity of other beings’, directed by Ferdinand Feldman,  follows a ‘detached’ young man, who sees a moth buzzing around a light he starts studying the human nature through animals. Fish morph into white-collar workers while the protagonist still seeks his own counterpart.

“What is it that everybody seems to be chasing in a world so incomprehensible?”

A severe and earthy, cinematic voice begins the narrative,  poetically conveying the remarkable yet questionable behaviours of a moth.

‘the very light that kills it’-language evokes metaphors of self destructive behaviour, leading the viewer to question ones own habits.

Throughout, humans take on animalistic forms, creating lucid parallels between animal and human behaviour.

The Visuality is consistently stunning.

The perspectives created from the camera shots are something that I personally love. In figure 2 we as the viewer are carried directly through the grass, brushing against it as we move. Such tactile experiences created from the the cameras perspective  creates a more immersive viewing experience.

This is something I could consider exploring; through the cameras perspective, how could I make the viewer feel like they are touching an element within the photograph? How can I form the illusion of touch through visual alone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

“The Mysterious Opacity of other Beings”, Dir Ferdinand Feldmann, 2020. Vimeo. Web. 21 Apr 2022.