Post-Classical Cinema and Digital Apocolypse

Both CGI and photographic footage as 'real'
1. The viewer connects to what is shown on-screen regardless of where is originates from
  1. As long as it is visually credible (Prince)
Opposing views of framing reality
1. "those directors who put their faith in the image and those who put their faith in reality" - Bazin
Dependant on the filmic and directorial style
1. Italian Neorealism
2. German Expressionism
3. James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg
4. Francis Ford Coppola, Vittorio De Sica
The creation of new worlds using CGI
1. Do they need to be based on reality to be realistic?
2. Is it any less believable?
Manipulating and controlling form to highten action on an expressive level rather than a realistic level
1. ie. superhero movies/action films
2. Does it make it less believable the less 'real' it is?
3. Focus on the spectacular visuals
  1. Does this detract from the narrative importance? Or is there a balance?
  2. Idea that technology destroys the narrative story
    1. More about the weakness of the story than the strength of the technology
CGI films as 'virtual reality'
Associations with CGI as computer-generated spectacle vs serious, realistic films
1. Photographic films as exploring a self-awareness within the audience
2. CGI films as purely surface level awareness, focused on the phenomenal
Is 3D more immersive and therefore more realistic?

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