Dan, Richard Maltby's essay in POST THEORY edited by David Bordwell and Noel Carroll discusses the dissolve to the lighthouse in CASABLANCA. It's what you're looking for. Matthew ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel I Humphrey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:30 PM Subject: discreet pan to the window... > Is anyone familiar with an essay (or part of an essay) in film studies > dealing with that old device of panning to a window or a burning fireplace > or whatever when two characters are about to have sex? > > Thanks in advance. > > Dan > > *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* > Daniel Isaac Humphrey > Program in Visual and Cultural Studies/Department of Art & Art History > University of Rochester > 424 Morey Hall > Rochester NY 14627-0456 > *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu