I've found a few books online that talk about photo booths (the history, reference in culture, etc) and also some books on things found on the ground such as notes and pictures. I want to work with the idea of making meaning out of nothing, how the progression of four shots can capture such intense and personal emotion, and why people love them. I'm not sure... I really need to do a lot more research.
Within the movie :
scenes : when Amélie finds the book and flips through it
the mystery guy
other photo booth scenes
Possible books:
(also photobooth.net?)
"Photobooths"; Babbette Hines
Our goal was to create a book that would reflect the spontaneous and uninhibited character of the photobooth images that are this book’s subject. Each of these photographs has a story to tell, so we decided it best to just let the images speak for themselves without too many graphic elements. Pacing and interesting juxtapositions propel readers through the book. It was necessary for us to create an object that people would see and instinctively want to pick up and take home as a memento of their own photobooth experiences. Producing a book that’s appealing as a collectible, but also affordable, object is always difficult.
"American Photobooth" ; Nakki Goranin
Generally relegated to the realm of kitsch, the history and cultural importance of the photobooth has long been overlooked. Here, Näkki Goranin documents the invention, technological evolution, and commercial history of the photobooth with extensive illustrations culled from twenty-five years of collecting. Complementing this history is a powerful collection of heartbreaking, funny, and absolutely beautiful photobooth images. These often solitary figures—seeking freedom, confession, a thrill—are evocative of a lost time and place. Haberstich writes, "For anyone who assumes that photobooth pictures are perfunctory, utilitarian records at best, the range of emotions and moods portrayed by the subjects of [this] collection is a revelation." Over 200 color and black-and-white photographs.
"Found. The best lost, tossed and found items around the world" ; Davy Rothbart
possibly going into snapshots as well?? (personal biography)
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It's good to see that there are other folks out there interested in photobooths. The Hines book sounds like a primary text (showing photo booth shots rather than analyzing them) but the introduction might have some interesting commentary.
In the movie, how many photobooth/photo book scenes are there? You may want to do a descriptive free write on them (see Alex D's entry on a specific seen of her film).
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