The Graven Face
Il volto inciso
Synopsis
Realized on the occasion of one of my photographic exhibitions of the same title dedicated to the Etruscans of Volterra. I intended to bring alive the funerary faces on sarcophagi, that, curiously, in shape resembled tv sets. I shot faces in color of living acquaintances in order to superimpose them on marble faces of dead people unknown to me, trying to give them an identity like those of the living. Using a battery of devices composed of a Super-8 projector, a 16mm projector and another one for slides, I rephotographed everything with a video camera directly on a unique screen effervescing with three cones of images in color, in black and white and at various speeds. The dissolves, both manual and non-manual, are manual in the proper sense of done by hand, mine and those of others; they were added simultaneously, to create variable human shutters.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Paolo Gioli
- Original Title
- Il volto inciso
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 25m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Paolo Gioli
Department Leadership Roster
Paolo Gioli
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for The Graven Face.
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What is The Graven Face about?
Realized on the occasion of one of my photographic exhibitions of the same title dedicated to the Etruscans of Volterra. I intended to bring alive the funerary faces on sarcophagi, that, curiously, in shape resembled tv sets. I shot faces in color of living acquaintances in order to superimpose them on marble faces of dead people unknown to me, trying to give them an identity like those of the living. Using a battery of devices composed of a Super-8 projector, a 16mm projector and another one for slides, I rephotographed everything with a video camera directly on a unique screen effervescing with three cones of images in color, in black and white and at various speeds. The dissolves, both manual and non-manual, are manual in the proper sense of done by hand, mine and those of others; they were added simultaneously, to create variable human shutters.
Who directed The Graven Face?
The Graven Face was directed by Paolo Gioli.
Who stars in The Graven Face?
The principal cast of The Graven Face includes Not specified.
When was The Graven Face released and how long is it?
The Graven Face was released in 1984 with a total runtime of 25m.