© HfbK / Laura Reichwald
Shooting Stars
- Das perfekte Bild (Working title)
Documentary | 2016-2017 | Docu | Germany
Main data
| Director | Laura Reichwald |
|---|---|
| Production | HfbK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg [de] |
Shooting data
| Number of shooting days | 10 |
|---|---|
| Locations | Cannes, Frankreich |
Project data
| Film financing | |
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| Length of movie | 33 Min. |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 (1 : 1,78) |
| Acquisition format | HD |
| Distribution format | HD |
| Sound format | Stereo |
Brief synopsis
“Basically being a Paparazzi is just a kind of press work. But an incorruptible one. Because we photograph what is really happening,“ says Paparazzo Andreas Meyer. SHOOTING STARS accompanies him while carrying out his rather controversial job during the Cannes Film Festival.
How does one become a person of public interest? What is appropriate to be shown? Which means are reasonable? Meyer is on the hunt for the perfect shot. Out on the street in front of the hotels and restaurants he lies in wait. Between the poles of celebrity and privacy. But the relation of photographer and star is not as simple as the one of hunter and hunted. Because the images are what generates publicity and therefore the market value of a person. In a digitalized media landscape consisting of photographers, agencies, magazines and television networks these images are produced, transferred, sold and published around the clock. “The people want to see nothing but the beautiful things in life,“ according to Meyer. “And Cannes is the perfect place for that.“
(Quelle: HfbK)
How does one become a person of public interest? What is appropriate to be shown? Which means are reasonable? Meyer is on the hunt for the perfect shot. Out on the street in front of the hotels and restaurants he lies in wait. Between the poles of celebrity and privacy. But the relation of photographer and star is not as simple as the one of hunter and hunted. Because the images are what generates publicity and therefore the market value of a person. In a digitalized media landscape consisting of photographers, agencies, magazines and television networks these images are produced, transferred, sold and published around the clock. “The people want to see nothing but the beautiful things in life,“ according to Meyer. “And Cannes is the perfect place for that.“
(Quelle: HfbK)
Awards
| Award winner | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Reichwald | Filmkunstpreis Sachsen-Anhalt | Winner |
| Laura Reichwald | Filmz - Festival des Deutschen Kinos [de] | Nominated |