spotlight awards 2024
Oct 2024
Per Schorn
Germany
Title: 'Thriller' from the 'At the movies' series.
Location: Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, this specific photograph was taken in Culver City.
"We all love going to the movies, and we all have our favourite genre - whether it is a heartwarming Christmas romance, a captivating historical drama, or an adrenaline-filled action movie.
What's fascinating is that most genres can be identified by their distinct features, like lighting or colour mood, from a single still image. Per Schorn’s series, 'At the movies', plays with these typical visual worlds of various film genres.
Each motif embodies a different genre while sharing a common protagonist: a solitary street lantern, giving a sense of quiet isolation throughout the series.
This specific motif would be the 'Thriller' genre, capturing an old car under a blanket. The tension is palpable - you can almost feel that something is about to happen in the very next cut."