Aesthetics and the cinematic narrative: an introduction

Since the inception of cinema in the late nineteenth century, filmmakers have employed a wide array of precursory aesthetic strategies in the conception and creation of their disparate works. The existence of these traditional antecedents have afforded filmmakers a diverse range of technical and art...

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Main Author: Bolus, Michael Peter ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press [2019]
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Summary:Since the inception of cinema in the late nineteenth century, filmmakers have employed a wide array of precursory aesthetic strategies in the conception and creation of their disparate works. The existence of these traditional antecedents have afforded filmmakers a diverse range of technical and artistic applications towards the construction of their respective cinematic narratives. Furthermore, the socio-political and cultural contexts in which films are conceived often inform the manner in which particular aesthetic sensibilities are selected and deployed. 'Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative' provides a concise historical survey of Aesthetics as a practical philosophical discipline and applies several of its underlying principles to the examination of filmic storytelling
Item Description:Introduction: art and aesthetics -- Myth and parable -- Realism and abstraction -- Classicism and romanticism -- Escapism and formalism
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 163 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781783089826

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