http://vimeo.com/42460300
I looked into La Jetee because it succeeds in creating a film almost entirely from stills. There is also narration added to the film which was obviously not part of the original recording. This meeting of mediums appears seemless, with the audience not jarred or disorientated by its format, instead they become enveloped in the narrative, which is an interesting story concerning time travel, memory and death. The narrator is trapped in his own dreams, forever seeking something, but his memory fails him every time he reaches towards it, only at the end of the film do we realise the event is his own death. The film could be read as a message not to seek in life, as it is futile, death will always catch up with us. By using the stills rather than traditional video, the message of the film is read somewhat more seriously, and becomes more effective, yet just as engrossing as film.