Of course, Arnheim did write an ART AND VISUAL PERCEPTION focused on
film - FILM AS ART. Though the science behind it has largely been
discredited, it's still a very important work, a totally enjoyable
read, and, I think, a valid aesthetic statement.
Also in the "discredited science but still worth reading" department
is Eisenstein's essay "A Dialectical Approach to Film Form," in which
Eisenstein extends his Marxian dialectic theory of montage all the way
from to the perception of movement in film projection to the formation
of abstract political ideas while viewing propaganda films.
"The Myth of Persistence of Vision" and "The Myth of Persistence of
Vision Revisited," by Joseph Anderson and Barbara Fisher are must
reads - I've had colleagues who still teach the "persistence of
vision" theory (and several film/video production manuals and cinema
studies textbooks still trot it out). Anderson and Fisher do a very
thorough job of debunking it, and clearly and compellingly advance
other possibilities. It's a classic of cognitivist scholarship.
Some of David Bordwell's writing also addresses fundamental processes
of cinematic perception. See, especially, his blog entries on eye
movements:
http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2011/02/06/the-eyes-mind/
http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2011/02/14/watching-you-watch-there-will-be-blood/
These last few readings are heavily foot/end-noted, and so will likely
point you in the direction of other readings, too.
And yes, the Wees book is great.
Best,
Jonathan
On Feb 21, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Jonathan Thomas wrote:
'Light Moving in Time' by William Wees is a good place to start, I
think. Also, there's a great page here that collects essays by Paul
Sharits - definitely worth a look as filmic perception was a
fundamental concern of his.
Jonathan
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From: franco base <[email protected]>
Subject: [Frameworks] books about Film and Perception
To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <[email protected]
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Date: Tuesday, 21 February, 2012, 14:38
Hi.
Can you suggest me some books
about connection between film and Visual Perception?
Something like Arnheim's Art and Visual Perception focalized on Film.
For example
Id' like to investigate the behavoir of human brain during the black
intervals between frames
or during flicker or during transition from negative to positive...
Thanks in advance
F.
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