A short (4 minutes maximum) spatial sequence taken from a film of your choice.

The first film of my choice is The Darjeeling Limited directed by Wes Anderson with an amazing sequence starting from a blackout continued by very slow full rotation showing closeup of the main characters of the movie and then – snap – we’re in the train.  The sequence shows now a section through the train with camera moving slowly along the carriages allowing us to observe all the characters from the film. The notion of being on the train clashes with the spaces showed. Some of them seem more like a hotel room or a plane. Each carriage is very different , each one reflects the character of the person who’s in it. The only thing that doesn’t change is the landscape visible through the window and the frame created by the carriage. The whole spacial sequence is very deliberate and well executed. The scene ends with a blacout just as it started.

The second one is Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. This scene is very short but very intense. Jump cuts show a sequence of the main character Amélie taking the blind man across the street telling him in a very brief but descriptive way about the details of the Parisian street before she leaves him speechless and amused on the other side. The ephemeral moments she captures and the obvious things you might take for granted are described in a very vivid way. Closing your eyes you can almost hear and see the busy street with children laughing, people haggling at the street market and smell the scent of melon slices. She’s creating a view for us, framing little scenes in a dazzling sequence. Truly a visual feast.  Watch.