Obscura (2018)
32m
Running Time
October 24, 2018Release Date
Plot.
While working with wet plate collodion Ruhter came up with an idea to show the world the beauty of these objects in a size that was deemed impossible. This led him and the Silver & Light Team to a forgotten town on the edge of the Salton Sea called Bombay Beach, located in California’s Imperial Valley. The idea was to create a camera out of an abandoned house. The structure would serve as the framework for the camera. Instead of focusing on the decay from the outside, this house camera allowed a view from the inside into someone’s dream. Once the giant lens was placed on the front of the house, images of Ted, a 100 year old resident who recently found himself homeless, were projected in, breathing new life into this abandoned structure and once again making it a home. During this brief moment in time when Ted’s photograph was captured, he was present in both places. In reality, he was homeless in the outside world.
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Cast & Crew.

Gary Oldman
Special guest

Ian Ruhter
Wet Plate Artist

Gheorghe Preda
Self

Florin Andreescu
Self

Will Eichelberger
Wet Plate Technician

Ross Whitaker
Wet Plate Team

Kevin Mueller
Wet Plate Team

Damien Cravic
Wet Plate Team

Emory Marshall
Wet Plate Team

Liviu Mărghidan
Producer

Lauren Vance
Director

Ian Beaudoux
Cinematography / Producer / Editor

Lawrence Lim
Cinematography

Robin Fenlon
Cinematography

Laurence Vance
Cinematography

Ian Ruther
Production Executive

Podington Bear
Music

Lee Rosevere
Music
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
photography
camera
abandoned house
camera obscura
wet plate art
gary oldman
ian ruhter
obscura
ian beaudoux
will eichelberger