Towards a History and Aesthetics of Reverse Motion
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou14387716902021-08-03T06:32:34Z Towards a History and Aesthetics of Reverse Motion Tohline, Andrew M. Film Studies Aesthetics Motion Pictures reverse motion reverse time cinema film early cinema jean cocteau maya deren dziga vertov gilles deleuze time-image time image happy end oldrich lipsky kino-eye yeelen trick films lumiere demolition of a wall narrativity music video In 1896, early cinema technology made it possible for the first time to view a simulation of entropy’s reversal – that is, to watch time run backwards. This technique of temporal inversion, now known as reverse motion, straddles both the aesthetic and the scientific aspects of cinema’s identity. Aesthetic, because early filmmakers instantly recognized reverse motion’s potential to transform cinema into a space of the fantastic and the spectacular – the cinematic redefinition of reality. Scientific, because reverse motion allowed a greater understanding of thermodynamics and time’s arrow through its indexical registration of physical processes within sections of duration – the cinematic revelation of reality. Reverse motion’s upending of causality resolutely resists classical narrativity and opens a plethora of possibilities for the cinematic exploration of time and motion. In this project, I explore the use of reverse motion throughout film history, examining the aesthetic and philosophical consequences of introducing time as a plastic material into the arts. By analyzing a range of motion picture media from the full history of cinema, I unlock new insights into the origins of the time-image, the hegemony and limits of narrativity, the nature of comedy, and even reverse motion’s capacity to deepen our understanding of history by laying bare the forces of its production and uncovering absences produced by forward time. 2015-09-17 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438771690 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438771690 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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