"La Bottega delle Immagini
del Cinema" is a project born from the often voiced need of
professionals, who can without doubt be considered special and unique,
to be recognized. Professionals who, like many others in the world of
film making, work behind camera but who, unlike others, no-one sees and
no-one remembers. We are talking about still photographers whose work,
although invisible to the public, is precious, almost essential, to the
success of a film, as it freezes in a single frame, emotions which the
public will remember in time. No-one stops to think that the images by
which one recollects a film, whether they are beautiful or not, have
actually been taken by still photographers. These span from film posters
to photos published in newspapers.
This work deserves to be exhibited! For the first time in Italy, six
still photographers united by their passion for cinema and by their
profession, have decided to put together the fruits of their labours.
The group of photographers go by the name of "La Bottega delle Immagini
del Cinema" and their exhibition, "Still Frames", is an agglomeration of
unpublished images, shot on the sets of some of the films which have
made cinema history, both in Italy and abroad. These six Italian
personages have decided to make themselves known and to explain what
being a still photographer means, particularly to young people who,
although interested in getting to know this profession, do not have the
right means to learn the tricks and techniques from the masters of this
art.
"La Bottega delle Immagini del Cinema" also aims to elaborate the means,
and collect the resources, to become a point of reference for all those
who wish to participate in future exhibitions, both in Italy and abroad.
With this objective in mind, "La Bottega delle Immagini del Cinema" has
contacted relatives of colleagues who have passed away and asked the
collaboration of developing labs, printing labs and public cinema
institutions, to collect as many photos as possible.
Objective: the creation of "Still Frames", the first of a long series of
unique and spectacular events to be presented in both Italian and
international film festivals.
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