ARCHITECTURE IN CINEMA: A RELATION OF REPRESENTATION BASED ON SPACE - Softcover

KAÇMAZ ERK, GÜL

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838308697 ISBN 13: 9783838308692

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Architecture, whether in the foreground or background, is an intrinsic part of any film, and cinema holds a position as a transformative reference in contemporary architecture. This book addresses the role of architecture in cinema, and through a focus on the use of space, it presents a critical overview of the relation between the two. The cinematic camera, with its unique viewpoint, has the ability to transform architectural space. Through framing, flattening and editing, cinematic space, as the representation of architectural space, focuses on its certain qualities, while eliminating others. Thus, cinema emphasizes individual aspects of space that may be overlooked when the whole context is considered. Space 'acts' in the foreground rather than simply filling the background in the films of Peter Greenaway and Wim Wenders, which are used to analyze two significant cinematic approaches to space, space as form and space as symbol. The detailed analysis of Greenaway's The Belly of an Architect and Wenders' Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) offers an innovative and original perspective on space to those interested in both fields of architecture and film studies.

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About the Author

Gül Kaçmaz Erk is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design at Izmir University of Economics. She studied Architecture at Middle East Technical University and Istanbul Technical University, and taught at Philadelphia University and Delft University of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838308697
• ISBN 13: 9783838308692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132