Ślady niepowstałych filmów
Traces of unmade movies

Summary/Abstract: Syska discusses the usefulness of the reflection on unmade films in the context of film studies. The author considers four possible reasons why the analysis of unmade films can be useful. Firstly, it permits a more in depth, than in the case of realised films, description of the mechanism of script writing, the creation of subsequent versions of scenes, the casting process, experiments with locations – in short the evolution of the film project. Secondly, it permits the analysis of the genesis of certain artistic solutions, which were not designed for films that were made, but for earlier works, that were not ultimately produced. Thirdly, it permits the creation of a wide net of citations and appropriations, as other films, often by other directors are inspired by the abandoned film projects. Fourthly, it permits the analysis of the film production process using the tools of the now popular production studies.

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