Film space as mental space
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Silvana Dunat
Abstract
This paper explores the hypothesis that the three-dimensionality and continuity of film space is a mental construct based on our perception of the images projected on the screen and our knowledge of/about the world and our knowledge of/about film. Starting from Alberti’s (1804 [1435]) visual pyramid as a geometric representation of the vision of a stationary observer, such as a painter, and Gardies’ (1993) mirror ball representing the vision of a dynamic spectator, such as a camera, the paper proposes a new schema aiming to explain how the three spaces – real, virtual, and mental – participate in the construction of film meaning.
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