Michelangelo Antonioni
Looking at Time
The well known Italian filmmaker Antonioni once said that for him the process of editing a shot is just a matter of joining two shots together because he has already arrived at the length of the shot while shooting it. He also said that he waits for the shot to run out its meaning only then he proceeds to cut to the next shot. Which essentially means that when one is looking at a shot after it is drained out of its meaning one is looking at time, then one gets into the realm of what is unstated by the filmmaker. Which invites the audience to further reflect on a larger reality. If the viewer is not able to participate in that interactive activity that particular audience gets "bored".That is why it is essential that the audience of a particular film is equipped to receive a certain work of cinema. Most of all I think that a viewer should. always approach a film without any preconceived notion and wait for it to reach you in a certain a manner. The success of a good work of art is when it touches you in that innocent state of reception and leaves you with a sense of enrichment.
Vishnu Mathur.
August 8,2013
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