Between the Eye and the World: The Emergence of the Point-of-View Shot

The point-of-view shot is usually perceived as a «natural» device, yet its naturalness is illusory. This book provides an answer to the question: «Where does the point-of-view shot come from?» It investigates the emergence of this filmic form as the product of a culture and its history, unravelling the difference between a point-of-view shot and a character’s subjective viewpoint. In so doing, it shows that what would become the point-of-view shot developed from the interposition, between the eye and the world, of a prosthesis capable of modifying the conditions needed to access the visible, and thus to expand the potential of human vision. Moreover, the book offers inspiration for further research on modern (and postmodern) vision as a mediated vision, an important topic in contemporary debates in the digital media landscape.Additional ISBNs9789052010359, 9783035265262, 9052010358, 3035265267Between the Eye and the World: The Emergence of the Point-of-View Shot 1st Edition is written by Elena Dagrada and published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Between the Eye and the World are 9783035299984, 3035299986 and the print ISBNs are 9789052010359, 9052010358. Additional ISBNs include 9052010358, 3035265267, 9789052010359, 9783035265262.