Karl Krogstad Studios

Book

Shot to Death

"What is annoying about Love is that it is a crime in which one cannot do without an accomplice." -- Baudelaire

The book....

A primitive passion to glorify the cult of pictures and printed thoughts. The coming book (to be published in the calendar year 2008) is a treasure of one will.

Read on... Theory Sheets Upon completing a film, you show it. This sounds simple enough, but every time I've shown a film I've wanted to hold the audience's hands. Viewing a Krogstad film isn't easy. So, early on, I began passing out what I call a "theory sheet" at every premiere engagement, as a tool for my audience. The theory sheets are really a cryptic guide, a second glance to redefine why I wanted to make the film in the first place.

The theory sheets were sometimes more mysterious than the films themselves. But, "like other performing arts, the physical existence of a film cannot be separated from its performance. Its "art" exists not in the film itself, but on the screen.

For this reason, the study of any work of film art must consider the history of its screenings." From Standish D, Lawder-Yale, "The Cubist Cinema" NY Univ. Press.

This book places all the theory sheets together, along with other meanderings as to why and how I make films. Let's imagine the author in a darkened room talking to himself. He is probably thinking about film theory relating directly to film practice. Does he think that it is all a matter of questions properly put? Does he lie to you so that you might better understand? Perhaps like any good short film, his book will be too intense for any audience. I discuss with myself graphic problems of program and principle; that is to say, practice and theory.

Here is that discussion: Listen, and I shall tell you the secrets. And if you find my words of description seem bizarre, consider that I believe in precision. My words are not intended to confuse, but rather, empower the reader. I knew it would come to this, for I've made 50 films. I will have to speak of them someday. All that follows relates to the things that have allowed me to make those films. The book is full of my assumptions and givens. I believe many things that others in filmmaking do not.