The role of architecture in the shaping and representation of the film space

Authors

  • Alejandro Reys Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Keywords:

architecture, cinema, diegetic space, set, production design, narrative

Abstract

The relationship between cinema and architecture is complex due to the possibility of approaching it from different viewpoints. Ranging from the architect role to the evolution of the city concept throughout history, there exist many architectural issues that can be analyzed through the lens of the seventh art. This article aims to emphasize one of them in particular because of its influence on both disciplines: the narrative qualities of architecture when shaping the filmic space. Throughout the evolution of this relationship three instances are primarily recognized and differentiated by filmmaking environment-production methodology. First, that marked by studio systems and stage sets purposely built; second, a phase characterized by the widespread adoption of shooting on location; and, third, the still ongoing one which has been dominated by the emergence and consolidation of Computer Generated Images (CGI). This analysis seeks to demonstrate the symbiotic nature of the relationship between architecture and cinema as well as the key role played by the latter in the representation and connotation of the former.

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Author Biography

Alejandro Reys, Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Es Arquitecto por la Facultad de Arquitectura Planeamiento y Diseño de la UNR (2013) y docente del ciclo básico en el Area Teoría y Técnica del Proyecto Arquitectónico, cátedra a cargo del Arq. Juan Andrés Villalba.

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Published

2018-11-16

How to Cite

Reys, A. (2018). The role of architecture in the shaping and representation of the film space. A&P Continuidad, 3(4), 122–137. Retrieved from https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/115

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2016): ARCHITECTURE: REPRESENTATIONS

Section

Thematic dossier

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