Lessons in Perception : The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist
Taberham, Paul
Lessons in Perception : The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist - Berghahn Books 20180601
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Lessons in Perception seeks to clarify notoriously elusive themes of the avant-garde with the use of existing research from the field of psychology. There is a long-standing history of reference to psychological concepts in relation to avant-garde film, such as its unique relationship to memory, visual perception, narrative comprehension, and synesthesia. Yet direct analysis of these topics in light of existing psychological research remains largely unexplored until now. More broadly, the aim of the book is to frame avant-garde filmmaking practice as a form of "practical psychology." In doing so, two principal arguments are proposed: first, that many avant-garde filmmakers draw creative inspiration from their own cognitive and perceptual capacities, and touch on topics explored by actual psychologists; secondly, that as practical psychologists, avant-garde filmmakers provide “lessons in perception” that offer psychological experiences that are largely unrehearsed in commercial cinema.
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English
j.ctv3znzvc 9781785336423
10.2307/j.ctv3znzvc doi
Film theory & criticism
Arts cognitive humanities avant-garde cinema psychology Limousin dialect Stan Brakhage Synesthesia
Lessons in Perception : The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist - Berghahn Books 20180601
Open Access
Lessons in Perception seeks to clarify notoriously elusive themes of the avant-garde with the use of existing research from the field of psychology. There is a long-standing history of reference to psychological concepts in relation to avant-garde film, such as its unique relationship to memory, visual perception, narrative comprehension, and synesthesia. Yet direct analysis of these topics in light of existing psychological research remains largely unexplored until now. More broadly, the aim of the book is to frame avant-garde filmmaking practice as a form of "practical psychology." In doing so, two principal arguments are proposed: first, that many avant-garde filmmakers draw creative inspiration from their own cognitive and perceptual capacities, and touch on topics explored by actual psychologists; secondly, that as practical psychologists, avant-garde filmmakers provide “lessons in perception” that offer psychological experiences that are largely unrehearsed in commercial cinema.
Creative Commons
English
j.ctv3znzvc 9781785336423
10.2307/j.ctv3znzvc doi
Film theory & criticism
Arts cognitive humanities avant-garde cinema psychology Limousin dialect Stan Brakhage Synesthesia