Visual Arts History 2284E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Slow Motion, Afterimage, Defamiliarization
15 Dec 2012
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Precinema and the cinema of attractions: plato"s cave. Plato"s hypothetical of prisoners bound in a cave who can see the shadows of other prisoners behind them (who they cannot see) projected on the wall in front of them because of a fire. First historical mention of the moving image . Spectator (the prisoners) screen (the wall) projection (the shadows created by the light of the fire) moving images (movement of the shadows/ prisoners: panorama (1787 -) Large paintings, which tell a story, painted in circular, purpose-built rooms that the viewer experiences from the center of the room and moves around to follow the story. The viewer cannot experience the entire painting without moving making movement an important aspect of the work: magic lantern (1659 -) Early type of image projector where a light (oil lamp/candle) is reflected off a mirror and projected through an image on a slide and then a lens that enlarges the image.
