In the River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2004/jan/15/in-the-river-of-consciousness/?pagination=false
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Jonathan Walley <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > cinema metafisica - artistic research into the cinematic apparatus and the > still life tradition > DecemberLab - supporting, promoting and developing artists' moving image > > > --- On Tue, 21/2/12, franco base <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: franco base <[email protected]> > Subject: [Frameworks] books about Film and Perception > To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <[email protected]> > 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. > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > Jonathan Walley > Associate Professor of Cinema > Denison University > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
