[Frameworks] Looking for writing on cinema and the body

[Bernard Roddy]

Great topic, Jon, and indeed huge.  I don't think Marks would accept that an eye 
can be "untutored."  Such a conception of vision divorces it from the body's 
corporeal and cultural history, and in her book The Skin of the Film she focuses 
on intercultural cinema in order to explore a vision that draws on these 
different cultural and sensory pasts.  The other notion of "haptic vision" 
discussed in relation to film that I have encountered is Guiliana Bruno's.  In 
her book Atlas of Emotion such vision has more to do with a "tender mapping" of 
architectural space.  Marks is great on artist's film and video, while Bruno 
only gets as far as Alain Resnais.  And Marks is theoretically quite 
substantial, whereas Bruno is charmed and poetic, dancing through beautiful 
threads between here to way over there.

Bernie



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From: Jon Perez <sublax33 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Looking for writing on cinema and the body

I just wanted to thank everyone who responded to my post, I'm overwhelmed by 
everyone's generosity and support, I will definitely be taking a further look at 
all of the suggested reading and films everyone pointed me towards.

Thanks again, 

Jon Perez 

On Mar 7, 2011, at 2:39 AM, Martine Beugnet <M.Beugnet at ed.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Jennifer and Jon,
> Close to Bruce Elder's writing, I believe research in the vein of  
> Laura Mark's now classic theory of haptic cinema (Vivian Sobchack's  
> writing also) might be useful. There are articles on Grandrieux in SFC  
> and Trafic.
> Best,
> Martine
> 
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> Cinema and Sensation
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> Film Studies Series - British cinema
> http://www.euppublishing.com/book/978-0-7486-4014-0
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> 
> Quoting Ryder White <ryder.white at gmail.com>:
> 
>> hi Jon,
>> 
>> don't know if you followed this thread:
>> 
>> http://www.hi-beam.net/fw/fw45/0106.html
>> 
>> but if not, it may have some useful leads to follow. not entirely the same
>> thing, but could be a place to start.
>> 
>> cheers
>> RW
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Jon Perez <jonmperez at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey all,
>>> 
>>> I'm in the beginning stages of my thesis and I'm looking for any/all
>>> writing concerning the relationship between the body and the camera and
>>> Brakhage's "untutored eye."  I understand that this is vague but I'm
>>> interested in any iteration of these concepts.
>>> 
>>> I'm also looking for films where the physicality of the body operating the
>>> camera becomes central to perceiving the film, like in the films of Phillipe
>>> Grandrieux for example.
>>> 
>>> thanks for the help,
>>> 
>>> Jon Perez
>>> 
>>> 
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