Details of the scene or action are used to reveal character traits, to externalize aspect of character. In Barthes’ terms, the connotations of various details are systematically marshaled in support of character: image space becomes charged with character semes….
Read MoreIn each of her four features, Lynne Ramsay focuses on a powerless witness to events so traumatic that they can never be repaired or reversed. In her feature debut, Ratcatcher, a young boy living in a Glasgow housing project…
Read MoreFrom the very beginning, films sought to represent the dreams and visions of characters. A conservative way to accomplish this was through the use of a dream balloon where the dreamer (suitably dazed or asleep) was shown in the…
Read MoreMooi boek dat veel inzichten geeft in de quarter-life crisis en de millenial problematiek die Felix ook teisteren. Deze quote hielp me vooral erg bij het bijspijkeren van de uiteindelijke boodschap van de film: “The beauty of poker is that…
Read MoreEen aantal interessante notities die ik gemaakt heb bij het bestuderen van deze literaire bron. Historically, film representation has addressed the spectator through the dominant theme of ‘dangerousness’ and the positioning of the stereotypical ‘mad’ identity. Problematic knowledge content in…
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