電影作品《時代照相館》創作論述

《時代照相館》是一部關於找尋生命意義與價值的三十分鐘電影短片。故事描述一個用鏡頭捕捉過無數充滿力道的生命體、見證過無數悲歡離合的故事、靜靜生活、等待死亡的老攝影師，與四個面對未來不知所措、徬徨在人生道路上的少年，他們的命運在一間破敗、面臨淘汰、幾近消失在現代都市中的老相館裡交錯。在這家老相館裡，他們逐漸清楚看見，原先釐不清的生命軸線，各自尋找到屬於自己生命的方向與價值。筆者並未特意將影片按照某一種電影類型公式安排結構走向，但在影片呈現方式及手法上，的確是偏向於超現實主義方向進行。為呈現本片特殊的「時間」樣貌，筆者在一開始情節鋪陳以及拍攝手法方面，均傾向於藉助超現實來表達，即使事件人物皆為真實的，但仍讓觀者產生虛幻的感覺。本論述以超現實主義電影《大智若魚》為例，作為《時代照相館》的比較。筆者將「傳承」的精神意象，以兩類看似衝突，但實為相互影響延續的人物具體呈現—一名已走至人生盡頭、生命即將終結，卻仍傾力賦予生命意義與希望的老人，與一群正要開展人生、展翅高飛，卻舉步維艱的少年，並將「過去」幻化成奇幻的人事物，以時空錯置的方式，讓那數條原本無法相遇的時間軸有了機會交錯、並存，進而引領少年們重新有了面對未來的勇氣與方向。本論述之劇本分析部份嘗試以三幕劇架構檢視本片。本論述另一部份則詳述本片攝影、光影、色彩、美術設計、聲音部份，解析本片的風格與美學，以及全片製作執行的過程與檢討。創作總是來自於創作者生命中的經驗與體會，經過一翻咀嚼後反芻出的結果。《時代照相館》中的故事無異也是筆者的生命體驗，對歷史的回顧與賦予意義。筆者希冀藉一個短短三十分鐘的故事，承載著對自我及他人的誠懇提醒與賦予希望，這成為創作本影片時的初衷與目標，也是對那些人、那些時代、那些事件的一則紀念。

關鍵字

RED1 ；時代照相館；超現實主義；生命的意義與價值

並列摘要

Time Lapse is a thirty-minute short film about the search for the meaning and value of life. It tells a story of an old photographer who has captured countless moments in people’s lives as a witness to their happiness and sadness. He leads a quiet life waiting for his end to come. In his crumbling studio which is being squeezed out of business, he meets four young people who feel lost when facing their future. But after their brief encounter in the studio, they all find the meaning and directions of their lives. I did not follow the conventions of any particularly genre but in terms of the presentation and narrative of the film, I took a rather surrealist approach. In order to create a unique sense of ‘time’, the film is told and shot in a surrealist style despite the characters and stories are real. The closet reference to this short film would be Big Fish directed by Tim Burton. I would like to convey the idea of ‘passing on’ through two seemingly contradictory groups of people who in fact influence each other profoundly. One of them is an old man who is coming to the end of his life but still clings to hopes and meaning of life while the other are four young men who are supposed to have a bright future but feel hopeless and lost. The ‘past’ is told in surrealism and anachronism so it allows people who live in different times and spaces to come across one another and it subsequently guides these young men to find courage and directions for their future. In this thesis, the script is analyzed as a play in three scenes. Furthermore the analysis of cinematography, lighting, color, production design, sound and aesthetics of this film is included in the thesis, and so is a close examination of the process of the production. Creation inevitably comes from the experiences of the creator and it is true in this case. Time Lapse comes from my life experience and my view on history. The objective and the initiate inspiration of this short film are my hopes for reminding myself and the viewers of our memories and meaning of life and for this film to serve as a memento to the past.