The value of memories

Ana Stelline, The Memory Maker, Blade Runner 2049

 

 

You are often asked where you got the definition “memory designers” from.

 

 

Yudi Warsosumarto (YW): I’ve been a great fan of Blade Runner since my childhood. After I watched Blade Runner 2049, the protagonist—Officer K— met a so-called “memory maker”. She designed memories for replicants (human like robots).”—Actually, this would be my personal dream job of the future.

 

And what was so special about the thought of being a memory maker or memory designer?

 

Birgit Vollmeier (BV): Well, we liked that the biggest challenge was to design memories so well, that not only replicants but also human beings believed that their designed memory was authentic. And I think that has always been a very important aspect in our work—authenticity.

 

So how does it relate to your work?

 

YW: Actually the answer is very simple: everything we do in our job has to stick in peoples’ mind. Just as the memory maker in the film says: ”If it [memory] feels authentic, you have real human responses.” The aim of PEACH has always been to be in dialogue with the audience and to receive real human responses.

In how far do you think is authenticity relevant in future communication?

BV: I think that it is absolutely relevant and crucial in future communication. We don’t only believe but have also observed that first of all linear TV consumption is almost dead. This affects many media and communication channels. Look at advertising—before the internet it used TV as an essential medium to impress or even forcibly induce a message. Nowadays—with the immediate possibility to respond to an imposed message—the consumer or user will not take just any message. They want to be involved, participate and influence the development of products and applications. We have arrived in the age of “production by consumers” or the so-called “Prosumer”. That is certainly the path of the future.

Movie directed by Denis Villeneuve. Cinematography by Roger Deakins. Gallery includes movie stills featuring Ryan Gosling as 'K', Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, Robin Wright as Lieutenant Joshi, Sylvia Hoeks as Luv, Ana de Armas as Joi, Jared Leto as Niander Wallace, Mackenzie Davis as Mariette, Dave Bautista as Sapper Morton, Krista Kosonen, Carla Juri as Dr. Ana Stelline, David Dastmalchian as Coco, Tómas Lemarquis as File Clerk, Hiam Abbass as Freysa, Krista Kosonen as Doxie #2 and Lennie James as Mister Cotton. Blade Runner 2049 has been praised by film critics as one of the best movie sequels ever made and Roger Deakins has been tipped to win the Best Cinematography Oscar Award for the astounding lighting and color palette.
Memory Maker, Blade Runner 2049
Movie directed by Denis Villeneuve. Cinematography by Roger Deakins. Gallery includes movie stills featuring Ryan Gosling as 'K', Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, Robin Wright as Lieutenant Joshi, Sylvia Hoeks as Luv, Ana de Armas as Joi, Jared Leto as Niander Wallace, Mackenzie Davis as Mariette, Dave Bautista as Sapper Morton, Krista Kosonen, Carla Juri as Dr. Ana Stelline, David Dastmalchian as Coco, Tómas Lemarquis as File Clerk, Hiam Abbass as Freysa, Krista Kosonen as Doxie #2 and Lennie James as Mister Cotton. Blade Runner 2049 has been praised by film critics as one of the best movie sequels ever made and Roger Deakins has been tipped to win the Best Cinematography Oscar Award for the astounding lighting and color palette.
The Memory Maker, Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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