Film analysis to shophouse design

From the film analysis I did I would like to focus on transition for this phrase. In all 3 films of Kar-wai, various techniques are used to help with transitions from one scene/chapter/stoey to another. Firstly, stepping out to see a bigger picture of the 3 films, they are linked by the content transition (Mr.Chow is introduced at the end of Days of Being Wild as a transition to the second film, In the Mood For Love. At the end of the second movie, the secret hold covered with mud is introduced and the similar kind of hole appears once again in the very beginning of the third film, 2046.).

Lighting transition also plays a significant role. There are changes of light from the end of one movie to the beginning of another to create a smoother transition or referring events back to time.

Other transitions found are the use of abstraction at the beginning of scenes and black out at the end to help changing the settings, collage to give smooth transitions and also aids the quantity effect, and sound to introduce the next coming event/character in the next scene. Cross-cutting with the same frame sizing are used a lot in the first to films when there are conversations between two characters. This helps to give a sense of timing.

Repetition is one of the most important tools. Not only it helps with timing, it also helps to emphasize the main theme of the movie and in In the Mood for Love it also aids hinting. Lastly, another very important tool used is colours and tones which indicate the shifting environments/spaces, person and time. It also helps driving scenes to their peaks.

For the next phrase I want to apply the use of transition in my building. I'm interested in colours and ornamentation on building facade- interested at how/whether it creates any transition from one building to another or from the building to the road. I want to apply sound, lighting and abstraction to the introduction of each unit and between each room and building. I would like to explore the effect of different transitional tools and see what kind of environment it creates. Repetition would probably be used to help emphasizing my concept or anything I want the residents to take notice.

Summery

Shifting of environment/ space from one room/unit to another (smoothly, dramatically, repeatedly...). Creating different type of transition depending upon its usage - perhaps blurring or emphasizing the boundary between public and privacy.

Movie Analysis

          I compared all the information from all 3 of Wong ka wai movie and connected all the characters from the story in a diagram showing the connection between all the peoples and their actions,what it is influenced by or what was the effect from the actions that they made.

         One more important factor in wong ka wai's movie is the sound and the music in the movie which is mainly creates strong feelings and control the mood and emotions in the movie scenes very well.I have chose to trace a part in the movie"In the mood for love"which the song Shigeru Umebayashi:Yumeji's Theme was played.Tracing the time and the action in the movie and what is the music works on two main characters.

Nung: In the Mood for Love

I focused on the two main character interaction in the Waltz Scene. The scene are played in slow motion and no conversation occurred. The scene emphasized on the character interaction by body language.

Film Analysis: In the Mood for Love by Arm

Bom - site analysis

Fig 1.0 - This are the shading devices for the apartments and there are these all around the 4 sides. I see the device is also used for storage where people put stuff on it, and I think that is creative and might do something relate to that. Although, I do not think the two "devices" are enough shading as there are clothes sheet cover in front of the entrance as shown in the side elevation.


Fig 2.1 - I do not think it is a good idea to choose the across building as I am thinking of connecting the two together, and it is blocking the circulation. Also, the spaces in front of the apartment is so little and I do not think it is enough to be the shopmall.


Fig 2.2 - I like the way how the two apartments can be easily connected and not much have to be done, but to break through the walls. However, due to what I have in mind about maybe fixing or improving the community, I can not find a way to work with apartment, and the spaces in front of the apartments are very little.


Fig 2.3 - I like the back building most, as there are activities happen in the intersection of the two apartments, and the spaces there are big enough to create a shop mall.


Fig 2.4 - Furthermore, I would want to use the intersection spaces between the two apartments as a center of community, not only a shop mall. As far as I can see, the atmosphere around the site is rather quite and lifeless, I somehow want to integrate this shop mall into the community and let it be the center of the society as a whole. I think this will work because I do not see much shops around the specific site, only food are sold. I am already think about how it is going to relate to the movie in term of colors and connection, but it hard to explain here, so I will talk about it more on Tuesday.


Fig 3.1 - There are these lightings in front of almost every apartments, to emphasize that there is an entrance or to make the community less scary (I think). What I am thinking is to emphasize the entrance as the entrance does not look that good to me. The same logic goes to the stair, imagine you going up the stair, you won't see a door right away, there must be some sort of space in front before arriving at door, if there is space. And in the case, there is a little space in front of the entrance that has not been used. I am thinking of doing something to emphasize the entrance, to make it more lively.


Fig 3.2 - I walked around the site and observed how many light poles, and there are only 8 and they seem to not usable, and not important to the apartment. As mentioned in 3.1, I will try to do something (I don't know what yet) about the artificial lighting to make the space look lively and apart from that it will be natural lighting, on how it affect inside the house, and the artificial light using interiorly, and the "Feng Shui" which is Chinese believes and I have to further investigate.


These are the factors I have in mind right now, I am also thinking about the facade as there are two openings, which are the windows on second floor and the open space for small trees or hanging clothes on the top floor. But I still have nothing in mind yet. What do you think Aj. Camille?


Ps. sorry I couldn't make it today as I had morning class, and I didn't finish this yesterday. And I couldn't upload the 2.1 Project as mine is 600mb file. I tried to reduce it into jpeg and it still 14mb and I couldn't upload it. Sorry for the complication. 

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE- FILM ANALYSIS , yipta