Stereo Vision and the Imaginary Man. The Influence of 3D Technology on the Experience of the Film Viewer
Stereo Vision and the Imaginary Man. The Influence of 3D Technology on the Experience of the Film Viewer

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to understand the impact of 3D technology on the experience of a contemporary film viewer. The theoretical framework of the analysis is determined by Edgar Morin’s anthropological interpretation of the cinema, which is, however, considerably reinterpreted by the author of the paper. The aesthetic distinctness of stereo vision is particularly appreciated here. Besides, French theoretician’s thesis that “the subjective increase [of image’s value] is a function of its objectivity” is discussed. The author argues that in the case of stereo vision it is just the opposite. He finds reasons for that conclusion in Morin’s book, as well as in the psychology of perception and French phenomenology. Not only does 3D technology weaken the projection-identification process, but it also disturbs the latter, thus interfering with the fundamental mechanisms of the cinema.

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