Offscreen Aesthetic

Working on the assumption that the projector will be running within the immediate future, the PTFC has started deliberating as to the location of the showings. Inevitably, dispute has arisen concerning the appropriate place to show the films. Although this dispute is rooted in current lighting issues (the projector requires that the films be shown in a moderately dark area with a reflective screen/white wall), it is also intimately related to what can be considered offscreen aesthetic; the aesthetic associated with the act of viewing.

Film theory, criticism, and independent artistic action has centered on this issue repeatedly. The dispute is accentuated by artistic movements to display films at drive-in theatres, in crowded rooms with various intermittent distractions, and at outdoor areas (This is most specifically evidenced by the displaying of John Ford’s Searchers in the original shooting location. The film was slowed down to last for a duration of five years, and projected on a screen in the desert).

In an effort to experiment with aesthetic, the PTFC has decided that it is best to allow the projection locations to be of a more variable nature; from crowded urban locations to rural/deserted areas; from indoor areas of a congested nature at a comfortable room temperature, to large outdoor areas of limited control.

In the future, a portion of this website will be dedicated to explaining the ways in which the variable nature of offscreen aesthetic has impacted the viewing experience.