Chris Marker's 1962 La Jetée is one of the most influential films of its time. The 28-minute film is almost entirely compiled of black and white stills, supported by narrative throughout. Marker expresses his desire to recreate and re-write reality through exploring aspects of science fiction such as futuristic apocalyptic events and time travel; subjects that were not as widely exploited then as they are today. Marker's usage of stills, haunting score and sparse narration captured the imagination of storytellers in the film industry. His original and alluring story has been the inspiration of many modern cinematic pieces. Michael Sragrow...
Jetée, I am absorbed into the emotion of the scene through the mood created by the treatment of the images. If these were in colour, I believe that this would have been distracting from the true essence of the photograph. I aim to treat my images in a similar way to which Marker has treated his, for a video I plan to make this year. I will narrate a story through a series of still photographs in a very similar technical manner as Markers, as I feel that this is a very effective and engaging way of story telling.