FILM AS A METHOD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: A LABORATORY FOR POST-MODERN PRACTICES Cover Image

FILM AS A METHOD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: A LABORATORY FOR POST-MODERN PRACTICES
FILM AS A METHOD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: A LABORATORY FOR POST-MODERN PRACTICES

Author(s): Ligia Smarandache
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: artistic research; cinema; caméra-stylo; complexity; postmodernism;

Summary/Abstract: This article posits that cinematic language should be reconsidered and validated as a means of research in the scientific world. It should no longer be seen as simply a disseminator of information, but also as a means of investigating reality. The new trends in cinema, specifically fiction-documentaries use various methods to investigate reality. These methods could be useful in a broader sense, namely in cross-disciplinary scientific research. The postmodern approach to the notion of complexity or narrative knowledge creates a favorable framework for a paradigm shift concerning the analytical and quantifying method of scientific research. Cinema as a medium can be used as a tool and an invisible technology capable of shaping our ideas.

  • Issue Year: 65/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 217-232
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English