The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema (1959)

Record Details:

Title:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Date:
1959
Publisher:
New York : Hill and Wang
Volume:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Leaf #:
00040
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 11, 2024
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THE CINEMA AS A GRAPHIC ART Fig. 4. — Profile (frontal) viewpoint. same direction as the camera viewpoint, and the latter 's speed is synchronise" with the former, the background becomes static, and so we get the same resul as that of the first example, namely, a moving object against a motionless back ground. A good illustration is provided by a worker standing motionless at a conveyoi The camera moves parallel to the conveyor's movement, and so one section c the conveyor is fixed within the frame limits, and the sense of movement is lost The worker's figure passes across the shot field of vision. Fig. 15. — Viewpoint from above. 42