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Emotional Realism And Actuality: The Function Of Prosumer Aesthetics In Film, Celia Lam
Emotional Realism And Actuality: The Function Of Prosumer Aesthetics In Film, Celia Lam
Celia Lam
Studies of film spectatorship and production techniques have rarely ignored notions of Reality. From the psychoanalytical approaches of Baudry and Metz to the auditory spaces of Doane, approaches to film reception have primarily focused on the methods and rationale behind a spectator’s investment in the reality of the spectacle. On the other hand specific techniques that assist in aligning character with spectator have been explored from both visual and auditory perspectives. Sound and music in particular are able to bring spectators into the emotional ‘space’ of a character, while ocular techniques that invoke points of view visually align the observer …