PT Journal
AU Mazanec, M
TI Animation of Film
SO Iluminace
PY 2009
BP 71
EP 81
VL 21
IS 4
WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-200904-0005.php
DE film theory; film terminology; animated film; animation in film
SN 0862397X
AB The text reflects on the nature of the definition of animation and animated film along the lines of Kubelka's discourse, which either considers animation as a supreme film technology, i.e. creating the impression of movement between a series of static photograms, or, for the same reason, condemns it as an empty concept; since cinematography operates on the principle of interesting a series of photograms, the term animation is redundant. The author extends the discursive field of animation to include intermedial intersections and specific contexts of use, conceiving it as a shifting sign that acquires meaning only in the context of a specific message, thus simultaneously cultivating and blurring the term, and thus demonstrating the great theoretical and practical-methodological potential that the medium/technology of animation offers.
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