Dr C. Paul Sellors cp.sellors@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer T&R
A Different Perspective on Filmic Authorship
Sellors, C. Paul
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Abstract
In this paper I argue that film theoreticians have frequently viewed filmic authorship from the wrong perspective, seeing it as a concept to be derived from a filmic text rather than an act of intentionally causing a text. This has placed theory at odds with those film historians who scour the historical record in an effort to understand how historical individuals relate to film production. Through theories of singular and collective intentional action, I propose a theory of filmic authorship that defends the notion of intention not as a rigid constraint on meaning, but a guarantor of concepts and attitudes behind filmic expression. This view avoids the problem of casting filmic authors as ‘solitary geniuses’ behind texts by characterising film as both a communicative medium and a social practice.
Citation
Sellors, C. P. (2004, July). A Different Perspective on Filmic Authorship. Paper presented at Screen Conference, Glasgow
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Screen Conference |
Conference Location | Glasgow |
Start Date | Jul 2, 2004 |
End Date | Jul 4, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Mar 13, 2023 |
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