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Perceptual Experience and False Point-of-View Sshots in «L’Eclisse» (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) and «Death in Venice» (Luchino Visconti, 1971)

Abstract

Point-of-view shots are a powerful resource when they are used in their canonical structure, but they also have great aesthetic potential when this structure is altered to break the spectator’s expectations. For example, in the cases of «false point-of-view shots» in which the viewer faces the need to reassess the subjective condition of the plane that she observes when the character with whom he thought she was sharing the look appeares in it. All false point-of-view shots produce experiences that share certain phenomenological qualities caused by the way they act on the expectations and perception of the viewer. This article reflects on four of these effects, describing their general scope and analyzing their expressive possibilities in two scenes of L’Eclisse (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) and Death in Venice (Luchino Visconti, 1971).
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Aertsen, V. (2020). Perceptual Experience and False Point-of-View Sshots in «L’Eclisse» (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) and «Death in Venice» (Luchino Visconti, 1971). Fonseca, Journal of Communication, (21), 15. https://doi.org/10.14201/fjc202021237251

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Author Biography

Víctor Aertsen

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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Víctor Aertsen es doctor en Investigación en Medios de Comunicación por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. También cuenta con una Ingeniería Técnica Informática y una Licenciatura en Humanidades. Sus líneas de investigación giran en torno a la estética y experiencia fílmica, y las relaciones entre geografía y cine. Ha publicado diversos artículos en revistas españolas como Secuencias, Doxa Comunicación, index.comunicación, Zer: Revista de estudios de comunicación y Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico.
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