Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes"

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dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Christopheren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T11:26:07Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T11:26:07Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 27-30).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn reflecting on the process of making the short film "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes" the author argues against interpretation as a method for working with character and its development. It is contended that the formative unconscious imagers) at the heart of a character requires a director to be more sensory in her/his response and to develop an intimate process of animating the image. The descriptive personal vocabularies of feeling, intuition and sensation are accordingly juxtaposed against prescriptive impersonal intellectual modalities that diminish immediacy as a by-product of its "latent content". Active imagination, poetry and music are seen as more appropriate models for the filmmaker than theories and theses. The author goes on to consider the dialectical reinforcement of interpretive strategies as a result of the economic pressures of the film industry and argues for a more process friendly conception of production. After reflecting on the role and insecurities of the director in a collaborative art form, a motivation is provided for the "natural voice" of the accompanying director's commentary.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRodrigues, C. (2006). <i>Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes"</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8134en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRodrigues, Christopher. <i>"Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes"."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8134en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRodrigues, C. 2006. Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes". University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rodrigues, Christopher AB - In reflecting on the process of making the short film "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes" the author argues against interpretation as a method for working with character and its development. It is contended that the formative unconscious imagers) at the heart of a character requires a director to be more sensory in her/his response and to develop an intimate process of animating the image. The descriptive personal vocabularies of feeling, intuition and sensation are accordingly juxtaposed against prescriptive impersonal intellectual modalities that diminish immediacy as a by-product of its "latent content". Active imagination, poetry and music are seen as more appropriate models for the filmmaker than theories and theses. The author goes on to consider the dialectical reinforcement of interpretive strategies as a result of the economic pressures of the film industry and argues for a more process friendly conception of production. After reflecting on the role and insecurities of the director in a collaborative art form, a motivation is provided for the "natural voice" of the accompanying director's commentary. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes" TI - Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes" UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8134 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8134
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRodrigues C. Animating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes". [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Film and Media Studies, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8134en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Film and Media Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherFilm and Television Productionen_ZA
dc.titleAnimating the image : reflections on character and process in the "The First and Last Loves of Leonardo Lopes"en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMFAen_ZA
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