Texture in film
By: Lucy Fife Donaldson
Series: Palgrave close readings in film and television; Palgrave close readings in film and television
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781137034786
Subjects: Motion pictures; Aesthetics
Description: All films have texture. Texture has an important sensory dimension; it expresses the feel of something and thus evokes response. Texture also encompasses broader expressions of quality and nature, relating to the weaving of cloth, a web or a narrative. "Texture in Film" considers texture in film as both an aspect of materiality, and in the sense of an overall fabrication. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives of art, literature and music, Donaldson develops a stimulating understanding of a concept that has received little detailed attention in relation to film. "Texture in Film" contributes to the increasing body of work aiming to renew attention to sensorial experience in the cinema, through an approach to details of filmic decision-making and evaluations of style and meaning. Case studies include "Ride Lonesome", "The Shooting", "Vertigo", "Lost Highway", "The Haunting", "Singin' in the Rain", and an extended examination of "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introducing Texture in Film; title: 2. Textural Worlds; title: 3. Experiencing Space; title: 4. Sound; title: 5. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.