![]() So this new strand of horror breaks from the cinematic tradition of France by engaging with genres never before considered as critical. Horror, regarded as a ‘low genre’, was not considered worthy of critical exploration in France until the 21 st century. Out of these films that combine elements of horror and pornography, a strand of horror blossomed to become a new wave in French filmmaking in and of itself. However, more than simply creating bodily responses in spectators, the directors of these films are also concerned with intellectual provocation as they attack the foundational principles of the French Republic and force the spectator into confrontation with their own prejudices and belief systems. There is no doubt that the spectator is provoked: accounts of people feeling nauseated and leaving the theatre to vomit have been recorded at the screenings of films such as Irreversible (2002, Gaspar Noé) and In My Skin (2002, Marina de Van). There have been ongoing debates as to whether they actually say something or if they simply aim to provoke the spectator. They are films that are challenging to watch, often pairing graphic sexuality and brutal violence, incorporating imagery traditionally belonging to horror and pornography cinemas. UPDATE: For a simpler option with no moving parts, I can recommend the Micca Speck Ultra Portable Digital Media Player.Since the beginning of the 21 st century, there has been a proliferation of a certain kind of film in contemporary French cinema. They successfully stayed in sync for at least 8+ hours. The dvd's are programmed to automatically loop. ![]() By using a remote control I am able to turn on all three dvd players at the same time so they are synced. Then I used three dvd players of the same manufacturer and model, one running to each mirror/video display. Then created DVD's in DVD Studio Pro that automatically start playing when the dvd player powers on. To create the effect that the face moves from frame to frame and never is in two places at the same time, I created three separate video tracks, one for each frame. I recommend an LED-based UV/blacklight, as they are vastly brighter- though they do give off more visible spectrum purple glow. In person, the effect is brighter than it appears in the attached video, but rather the way it does in the included photos. Both the fluorescent frame and the face glow at the same level of brightness. This subtle detail makes the effect more mysterious and avoids simply looking like a "tv behind a mirror". Because the LCD display gives off an illuminated image, and face appears to be reacting to black light, the whole display gives the impression to be glowing exclusively from ultraviolet light. reactive white looks blueish under UV light, so I gave the image a tint that matched that same hue of blue. Then, an important step was to alter the color to look as though the face was lit with ultraviolet (black) light and was U.V. The video was then edited in Final Cut Pro to enhance the contrast of the face and the black background. Because the LCD displays are mounted on their side, the camera was also on it's side to record the footage without losing resolution. His face had white makeup on it, but I'm not certain that was entirely necessary because of my post image processing. This was all done in front of a black backdrop. I lit his face from below to enhance the ghoulish quality of the image. I wanted it to look like a floating face, not a whole head. I recorded my friend's face with a black t-shirt pulled over his head to expose just the very front of his face. ![]() There is roughly 1/2" of space behind the mirror before the video display which helps to add a little depth, enhancing the illusion. It works very well at hiding the display and also visually anchors the mirror to the wall. I used a heat bender to raise the framework just enough to accommodate the LCD panel. I designed an ornate black frame inspired by wrought iron filagree, which was cnc-cut from black Sintra, a pvc sheet product. For future installations, I wanted to be able to use the frames where I would have the LCD display surface mounted, taking up space and raising the frame from the wall. My original installation enabled me to place the LCD panels behind faux walls with oval cut-outs, mounting the frames flush to these wall panels. Alternatively, you may try to use a 2-way mirror film to apply to the included plastic. You can obtain a professionally cut-to-fit 2-way mirror from me, or elsewhere and use the provided mirror or clear frame plastic as a measuring guide to carefully cut with an appropriate saw/router/laser cutter. You can choose to leave the frame black or paint it another color. I painted fluorescent green for this display, which has an important technical reason for my vignette, which I'll mention later. ![]()
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