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Given the power and ubiquity of the human face in social life, it is unsurprising that the represented face in close-up plays a central role in narrative film. This chapter begins by characterizing and defending a cognitive cultural approach to the represented face in film.
19 paź 2017 · The logic of photographic seriality and accretion thus gives way to an alternative logic of concentration and singularity, which is figured by the close-up. The close-up is a symptom of reiteration’s fragmentation and figures the attempt to draw the elusive subject (usually a woman) nearer.
1 paź 2015 · a general shot to a close up was not a disruption of the shot but a means for constructing the narrative. The object depicted in close-up stands up as relevant for the chain of actions...
26 paź 2019 · The photo / non-photo that opens Ondaatje’s work brings to mind the photographic ‘Verifiche’ (Verifications) carried out by Ugo Mulas during that same period, experiments aimed at understanding the habitual actions of photographers, detached from their utilitarian traits.
19 sie 2021 · Over the past year and a half, the uncanny intimacy of the facial close-up – usually the domain of cinema and TV – has become a dominant feature our everyday lives with the pandemic requiring us to replace in-person faces with those on a screen.
6 lip 2024 · Close-ups play a critical role in advancing the storyline. They highlight key plot points and critical moments by directing the viewer’s attention to significant details. A close-up of a hand holding a crucial object or a twitch in a seemingly unflappable character’s face can be pivotal.
8 kwi 2011 · A literary image implies a link between writing, seeing and image making. An image can be a picture and it also can be made of words. Yet a literary image is an ambiguous notion. Some may object to an image that needs language, just as some may reject imagistic language.
