- Ismail Necmi
Ismail Necmi is a Turkish independent
photographer andfilmmaker .Life and career
Necmi was born in
Turkey in 1970 and graduated from the Law Faculty ofIstanbul University . [http://2008.ifistanbul.com/films/should-i-really-do-it.aspx !f istanbul 2008 | Should I Really Do It? ] ] From 1988 to 1992, he worked on a number of feature films, TV series, shorts and photo shoots. From 1993 to 2004, he worked as an editor and video graphic designer for ARD German TV Studio inIstanbul . During that time, Necmi developed two major independent projects; 'Transformation ' (2001), a solo black and white photography exhibition in Dulcinea Istanbul, and 'The image is YOU! ', a black and white interactive photography project launched in 2002. [ [http://www.ismailnecmi.com/timeout.html November Paynter, 'The Image is Whose?' "Time Out Istanbul" May 2003] ] [ [http://www.ismailnecmi.com/genisaci.htm Handan Saatcioglu, 'Proje Soylesi' "Genis Aci" May 2003] ] [ [http://www.ismailnecmi.com/trendsetter.html Eray Makal, 'Imaj Sensin Basliyor' "Trendsetter" December 2003] ] Between 2006 and 2007, he worked as an instructor in Visual Communication Design and Photography and Video atIstanbul Bilgi University . [ [http://www.bilgi.edu.tr/pages/UnderGraduates/staff/index_en.htm İstanbul Bilgi University / Academic Staff ] ] In 2005, he started his own production company,IN Works Istanbul . In February 2008, he finished his début real-life feature film,Should I Really Do It , which he produced and directed. [ [http://www.shouldireallydoit.com/ shouldireallydoit.com ] ]tyle
Necmi's work explores different aspects of "the real", blurring the margins between art, life and fantasy. [ [http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=248212 Ozge Yilmaz, 'Hayat Kurgudan Daha Ilginc' "Radikal" 23rd February 2008] ] In recent projects, Necmi has chosen not to work with actors, but rather real people, drawing his aesthetic inspiration from the ambiguities and complexities of their daily life. [ [http://www.ismailnecmi.com/timeout.html November Paynter, 'The Image is Whose?' "Time Out Istanbul" May 2003] ] The resulting works are edgy and surreal, attempting to bring to the screen the varied fantasies which people weave through their everyday lives; life-becoming-art, art-becoming-life. [Katrien Jacobs, 'Turkey - Let's Make Porn, Not War' in "Libi_Doc: Journeys in the Performance of Sex Art" Maska Institute for Publishing; Ljubjana, Slovenia.2005. pp. 253-265] From his earliest work in black and white photography to his current work in film, Necmi's craft is characterised by its meticulous attention to visual composition.
Filmography
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Bunu Gerçekten Yapmalı Mıyım (Should I Really Do It ) (2008)References
External links
* [http://www.ismailnecmi.com Ismail Necmi's official site]
* [http://www.shouldireallydoit.com Should I Really Do It?]
* [http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=248212 Interview with Ismail Necmi (in Turkish)]
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