Kaja Silverman's Acoustic Mirror talks about "voice of God" narration -- there may be some useful overlap in the way these concepts are figured? On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:19 AM, Ingvoldstad, Bjorn < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Students keep pointing to the last shot in TAXI DRIVER, as well as the > final crane in GONE WITH THE WIND.... Those might be of help? > > ~Bjorn > > Dr. Bjorn Ingvoldstad > Assistant Professor of Media Studies & Communication Technologies > Department of Communication Studies > Bridgewater State College > 508.531.2802 > [log in to unmask] > http://bsc-comm.blogspot.com > > "That there exists a Céline Dion antisexist dancehall-reggae > anthem is nothing short of the sort of Ripley's Believe It or Not > item that makes it a joy each morning to wake up alive." > ~Carl Wilson, in LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE: > A JOURNEY TO THE END OF TASTE > > ________________________________ > > From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List on behalf of Scott Wilson > Sent: Mon 10/13/2008 4:03 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [SCREEN-L] God's-Eye POV > > > > Dear all; > a student of mine is engaged in a research project exploring the history, > use and implications of the God (or God's-Eye) POV shot. We've ticked off > the usual suspects (Hitchcock; Von Trier etc) and are wondering if you know > of any examples off-hand, or of any attempts to theorise this shot in > particular? > > Best, > Scott. > > Dr. Scott Wilson > Programme Co-Ordinator: Performing and Screen Arts Theory. > Screen Studies Co-Ordinator & Lecturer > School of Performing and Screen Arts > Unitec New Zealand > Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka > Private Bag 92025 > Auckland, New Zealand > Extension 7855 > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.ScreenSite.org <http://www.screensite.org/> > > > > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > > -- Catherine Clepper Doctoral Student, Screen Cultures Northwestern University ---- Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex podcast: http://www.screenlex.org