Atmosphere in film
In this introduction we outline the historical roots and philosophical underpinnings of the relationship between atmosphere and film, showing how atmosphere is an essential, if somewhat underexplored, characteristic of the cinematic form. We describe how subsidiary themes emerging from this fundamen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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UMR 1563 « Ambiances Architectures Urbanités »
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Ambiances |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ambiances/5153 |
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| Summary: | In this introduction we outline the historical roots and philosophical underpinnings of the relationship between atmosphere and film, showing how atmosphere is an essential, if somewhat underexplored, characteristic of the cinematic form. We describe how subsidiary themes emerging from this fundamental connection, such as the creation of mood, modes of reception, the spectator’s cinematic experience and the roles of space, location, sound and technology are explored though the variety of case studies assembled here, which each focus on certain film works. We also identify and consider the questions raised by these papers about how technological processes may unsettle the relationship of a film to its location; the particular ontologies of documentary and ‘cinéma-vérité’; the forms and significances of the environmental forces in film; the reconstitution of a world through the emotions of spectatorship and the issues that may raise about directorial responsibility and ethics. Our contention is that these questions reveal concerns in cinema that make atmosphere a powerful concept for enabling a holistic analysis and a means of reflection on the nature of the filmic medium itself. |
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| ISSN: | 2266-839X |