Architecture in Motion Workshop

I found this workshop to be both a fun and interesting learning experience. Some may have discounted film as irrelevant to architectural practice, but I found it very useful in the way we were pushed to think of architectural experiences beyond the everyday. Through documenting a space, and morphing it via modelling and drawing, I tried to convey the notion that architectural spaces can hold significant emotional impact. My film featured a man entering a room, as the ceiling begins to drip liquid. He stumbles through looking for an escape, as the black liquid comes crashing down around him, quickly filling up the room. This substance begins to possess him, and he stumbles towards the wall, looking for a way out. This wall cracks apart, leaving him entirely alone in a great wasteland.

Within my film, I tried to reference the way different architectural spaces are related to one another, and can cause strong emotions and elicit powerful reactions. The film is clearly metaphorical, and a demonstration of the strong effect certain architectural spaces can have on people. I believe in this way, film as a documentation of architecture can be an extremely powerful tool. Finally, I believe that Architecture in Motion was a great course, as it allowed us to experiment beyond 'conventional' architectural modes of communication.

This is the final film:


Stills from the final film:




The techniques of assembling a stop-motion film, and drawing the various components with charcoal, provided a great learning experience. With this knowledge, I really would love to return to the medium at some stage and create another film of this sort. I have always been interested in film, and I think this is a great way to tie in this interest with my interest in architecture.

Concept Sketches/drafts:




Early Storyboarding/Ideas