Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Date:
1960
Publisher:
New York : Oxford University Press
Volume:
Theory of film : the redemption of physical reality
Leaf #:
00021
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:
March 28, 2024
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CONTENTS xvii SOUND PROPER 1 24 About the nature of sound 1 24 Reliance on symbolic meanings 125 Role 127 Manner of synchronization 128 8. Music 133 PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS 1 33 The archaic era 133 Music, imagery, and spectator 134 AESTHETIC FUNCTIONS 139 Commentative music 139 Actual music 144 Music as the nucleus of film 152 9. The Spectator 157 EFFECTS 157 Impact on the senses 158 Lowered consciousness 1 59 Excursion: Propaganda and film 160 Dreaming 163 GRATIFICATIONS l66 Film and television 166 Hunger for life 167 The concept of life as such 169 Film— the "glistening wheel of life" 170 Child-like omnipotence 171 Return from the dreamland 171 III. COMPOSITION 1 0. Experimental film 1 75 introduction: the two main film types 175 ORIGINS 177 The avant-garde movement 177 Paradigmatic character of the avant-garde 178 avant-garde intentions 178 The controversial story 178 Cinematic language 179 Physical reality 180 'The least realistic of arts" 181 avant-garde trends 182 Entr'acte 182 Emphasis on rhythm 183 Emphasis on content 187 Conclusions 192