ENG 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Defamiliarization, Continuity Editing, Aesthetics
22 Jan 2018
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Short analysis passages (similar to last neuromancer exercise: choose 5 out of 8 (10% each) Short essay: choose 1 of 2, refer to 3 films, mainly movies also neuromancer, second half of class. All old media affected by digital of today. Nostalgia we saw in neuromancer (women wearing bruises) Digitalisation universal means of communication universal medium. Indexicality is ruptured: rise of post-production editing, existed before ex. Lights around cyborg in metropolis: capacity to mold, shape is increased, can change images e(cid:454). Make (cid:373)ore s(cid:373)oke for a (cid:271)o(cid:373)(cid:271) that was(cid:374)"t there: different artistic editorial responses to digital filming. Immerse us assault us what"s goi(cid:374)g o(cid:374: recognize ourselves somewhat, glitches, static challenge to viewers to understand the scene, have to work hard, establishment of world first not where game takes place. Immersive experience: grabs us, senses are assaulted. Inversion of reality and simulation: music accentuates grace and, rising music this is more satisfying than reality, makes him more human than physical form.
