1.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Filmmaker

2.
Andrei Tarkovsky
+ Russian filmmaker,
directed seven feature films
from 1962-1986.
+ Employed experimental
narrative techniques and
theories - “sculpting in time”
+ Films characterized by
extremely long takes, slow
camera pans, and very few
cuts (if any).
+ Common motifs include
running water, mirrors,
reflections, and levitation

3.
Solaris (1972)

4.
Stalker (1979)

5.
Nostalghia (1983)

6.
“Sculpting in time”
+ Tarkovsky believed that
rapid-cut editing and other
devices detracted from
the style of the film.
+ Implications for
immersive storytelling &
filmmaking, including VR

7.
"The dominant, all-powerful
factor of the film image is
rhythm, expressing the
course of time within the
frame.”

8.
Solaris (1972)