RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Mazanec, Martin
T1 Animation of Film
JF Iluminace
YR 2009
VO 21
IS 4
SP 71
OP 81
UL https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-200904-0005.php
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.