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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Casting the light on cinema – how luminance and contrast patterns create meaning
Anna Maszerowskasubject
Linguistics and LanguageVocabularyFilm studiesLightmedia_common.quotation_subjectMeaning formationContrasteTraducció audiovisualLanguage and LinguisticsMotion (physics)EducationMovie theaterLight; Contrast; Meaning formation; Film studies; Cinematic languageReading (process)Contrast (vision)Plot (narrative)media_commonLuz; Contraste; Formación del sentido; Estudios fílmicos; Lenguaje fílmicoUNESCO::CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRASCommunicationLenguaje fílmicobusiness.industryPerspective (graphical)Translation and InterpretingEstudios fílmicosTraducción e InterpretaciónArtTraducció--RevistesContrastLuzFormación del sentidoTraducción audiovisualAestheticsCineFormació del sentit:CIENCIAS DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRAS [UNESCO]LlumbusinessAudiovisual translationCinemaMeaning (linguistics)Cinematic languagedescription
The question of meaning creation has always been at the core of cross-disciplinary scholarly research. Considered from the cinematographic perspective, it inevitably evokes correlations with plot and dialogue. However, the conveyance of significance in films does not rely solely on the verbal channel, but also manifests itself in the visual layer, ranging from facial expressions, setting and locations, to directorial editing choices. Elevating the role of the how of film making, this article focuses on the influence of light and contrast patterns on the reading of cinema. In order to highlight their position in film text vocabulary and recognize their relevance in film translations and adaptations, this paper discusses the role of luminance patterns in active perception within motion pictures, explores their potential contribution to plot completion, and investigates the processes of filmic content hierarchization supported by light and contrast.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |