self-portrait.

The very concept of film as an art form misleads many people into considering only the films which resemble traditional art forms — free creations rather than explorations of nature. In such films, formative impulses are so strong that they defeat the cinematic approach with its concern for camera-reality. There is no standard definition for what can be considered cinematic: the essence of cinema lies in how efficiently a filmmaker uses their creative faculties to make the best of the medium’s potential. Design constructs spaces, while film constructs a way of viewing those spaces in time. Although design finds its base in fine art practices, it is more easily related to filmmaking in many aspects — they share basic design principles such as color, composition and image systems. Through experimenting and exploiting cinematic devices systematically by innovative design methods and techniques, this practice-led research attempts to delineate how the aesthetics of film works and is successful in creating ‘illusions’ through artistic tools and emotions.