To watch from distance: An interactive film model based on Brechtian film theory

Digital Creativity

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-140

  Çavuş, Metin ^a   Özcan, Oǧuzhan ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brechtian film model; Distanciating effect; Interactive film; Spatial presentation

Indexed keywords

DISTANCIATING EFFECT; FILM MODEL; FILM THEORY; INTERACTIVE FILM; NEW MEDIA; SCENE INTERACTIONS; SPATIAL PRESENTATION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 77954512360     PISSN: 14626268     EISSN: 17443806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14626268.2010.483687     Document Type: Article

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