Research Project
Martin Jehle‘s dissertation, completed in 2020 and published at Schüren in 2021 under the title “Ungeschnitten,” explores the aesthetic, conceptual, and discursive potential of the sequence shot and profiles the concept of the uncut for future film research. It describes and analyzes uncut or seemingly uncut film sequences from early cinema to the present day. These include well-known and lesser-known film scenes, usually referred to as “oner” or “long takes.” The sample includes shots created through elaborate tracking shots and the logistically complex collaboration of the filmmakers on location. The study also examines sequences that were combined from multiple shots using various film-technical special effects, with transitions more or less invisibly hidden beneath the surface of the image.
Profile
Martin Jehle is a filmmaker, visiting professor, and assisting professor for film theory, film practice, and film aesthetics at Stiftung Universität Hildesheim and Philipps-Universität Marburg. His short films have been screened and awarded at numerous international festivals. For the past fifteen years, he has worked as a director, producer, writer, and cameraman for the production company Anachrom, which he founded. After several years of teaching at the University of Hildesheim, he has been assisting professor at Philipps University Marburg since 2020 and organizes the Marburg Camera Prize and the Marburg Camera Talks. He is currently a visiting professor for film and moving images at the University of Hildesheim, where he is responsible for teaching the bachelor’s and master’s programs in media, film, and moving image. From 2018 to 2020, he was associated with the Kolleg as a doctoral candidate.
