SEQUENCE

Sequence: Meta-Noir Narratives is a series of ink drawings and specialty prints that reflect the tone and mood of film noir. This tone and mood is obtained by implementation of a 'noir filter.' The filter is applied to appropriated images from contemporary motion pictures. The selection of these appropriated images is based on the cinematic conventions of camera angles, lighting and/or mise-en-scene theory. Visually, the filter is the conversion of a digital still into an expressive monochromatic ink drawing that features a low key lighting effect. This rendering hinders immediate recognition of the image, thereby introducing a sense of d¿¿j¿¿ vu. The conversion also enables the manipulation of characters and settings of the digital stills. These drawings are sequenced into freely formed non-linear splintered chronologies. The free form method utilizes the juxtaposition of camera shots, subject matter, psychological effect and value. The images are rendered at various scales. The small ink drawings are sequenced in order to emphasize the splintered chronology of film noir and non-linear filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard. The large drawings serve to magnify and direct attention to certain film conventions such as oblique angles and lateral visual focus, which effects are lost when rendering images at a small scale.

Name thesis:degree_name

MFA

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of the Arts / School of Art

Grantor dc:publisher

Kent State University

Year dc:date

2008

Author dc:creator

• Dew, Patrick

Contributors dc:contributor

• Polo, Darice

• Fine Arts
• drawing
• sequence
• film noir
• ink

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1208712717

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:kent1208712717