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The space in which a video is shown can change or effect the way the film is viewed. If a film is shown in a comfortable environment, he viewer will be more comfortable and at ease when viewing the film. If the video is meant to be anxious or frightening, an exhibition space could be in a dark room or with obstacles that the viewer must pass before watching, this makes the viewer feel more scared or anxious even before they have viewed the film so the effect pay off onto the video. A happier calmer film would be more suited to a well lit, spacious comfortable room.

Also whilst at the Tate we saw a few films and some had separate room and others you had to walk through to reach the next room. With doing this the viewer has a choice to watch or not. When the have to walk thorough they are more likely to stay and watch if it interests them, others wont be watched unless people specifically want to go into the room and view it or see what it is.

An example of a separate room is Jonas Mekas's piece, States of Flux. Where most people walked past it as they either didn’t notice the room or didn’t want to go in and see what was there. However Susan Hiller's PSI Girls, was in a room that you needed to walk through. Also it was a large darkened room with comfortable seats and 5 large different coloured screens that immediately catches people’s attention. The clips are also from known films such as Firestarter and Matilda. So people recognise them and stay to watch the film more then they may do with others.