My colleague, Colin Williamson--an SCSMI fellow traveler, though not a member--was also at Montreal. He had this to add: SCMS definitely has "trends" every year and I agree that this year was a b...
Thanks Carl. Ha! We didn't have it in mind when choosing the image, but that connection crossed our minds later as a happy coincidence. I'm more than happy play Walt/ Jesse to David and Noël's...
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Congratulations, guys. The cover photo is apt. Reference to _Post-Theory_? Carl P.
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Yes, my phrase "our brains need not work as hard" should be viewed as poetic license for OUP blog readers as brain/mental effort is quite complex as our expectation of what we are about to see gr...
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Dear Art. Very interesting post (I refer to the blog.oup.com). One question / doubt: you say: "The obvious one is that actions recorded at more rapid frame rates, such as a car chase shot at 48 f...
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Thank you for this fascinating post! I too found the Denby article a bit limited in its approach to time, space and movement in cinema. In addition to not accounting for the metaphor or ideas whi...
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July, 2nd 2012, Parma, Italy I totally agree with David Bordwellâ€s post and Iâ€ve enjoyed the article on his blog very much. These few lines just to say that at the University of Parma Vit...
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Thanks to Dr. Bordwell for this excellent essay that extends the historical roots examined by Andrew and Casetti into modern cognitive theory in film studies. I wish I had had this essay when I w...
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In reply to Dirk Eitzen. Here's my understanding of Noel's argument: Fictional representations are a way in/by whic...
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Thanks, David, I posted the link in my film studies group on Facebook -- like many links before... Everyone is very welcome to join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/175716329122592/
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