Artigo Revisado por pares

3D in Depth: Coraline, Hugo, and a Sustainable Aesthetic

2012; Indiana University Press; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1553-3905

Autores

Scott Higgins,

Tópico(s)

Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

Resumo

Digital 3D presents a rare opportunity to study the aesthetic impact of a new technology. In the face of its ever-diminishing novelty, filmmakers are seeking a sustainable formal response to 3D. Some are moving away from protrusion effects, which are associated with disruptive gimmickry, and exploring depth as a means of extending the technology's narrative reach. This style, exemplified by Henry Selick's Coraline (2009) and Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011), courts narrative integration and critical acceptance by downplaying protrusion in favor of precise manipulations of perspective and volume. The essay argues against the concept of perceptual immersion as an explanatory framework for 3D, and focuses instead on the prospects for diegetic absorption.

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