Even though written messages are often regarded as being equivalents of, or rather substitutes for conventional intertitles, there is an important difference between both: lettres, notes, newspaper articles etc., on top of conveying narrative information to the viewer, can also function as material objects within the diegetic world. After an analysis of the fundamental differences between intertitles and written messages, the authors discuss several examples from different film genres in order to show in what ways the latter can be used as specific and powerful narrative devices.
E. Dagrada, F. Kessler (2013). Stille Post. Der Brief im frühen Film (1908-1914). Trier : Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier.
Stille Post. Der Brief im frühen Film (1908-1914)
E. Dagrada;
2013
Abstract
Even though written messages are often regarded as being equivalents of, or rather substitutes for conventional intertitles, there is an important difference between both: lettres, notes, newspaper articles etc., on top of conveying narrative information to the viewer, can also function as material objects within the diegetic world. After an analysis of the fundamental differences between intertitles and written messages, the authors discuss several examples from different film genres in order to show in what ways the latter can be used as specific and powerful narrative devices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
