On the Notion of Norm in David Bordwell’s System
On the Notion of Norm in David Bordwell’s System
Author(s): Mirosław PrzylipiakSubject(s): Aesthetics, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: Norm/deviation; film structuralism; typical film;
Summary/Abstract: The paper scrutinizes a notion of norm in David Bordwell’s system of film aesthetics. It concerns such issues as: a relationship between Jan Mukařovský’s concept of norm and the use Bordwell is making of it; procedures of establishing norms on the basis of sample analysis; justification of norms; list of norms and their status; a dialectic of norm and deviation as a tool for film analysis.
Journal: Panoptikum
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 22 (29)
- Page Range: 79-102
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English