The image on the left is from a film called 'The stepfather' where we see the scene of pulling the shower curtains - this idea has been 'borrowed' from the film 'Psycho' shown on the right. This is an example of intertextuality.
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Intertextuality
Intertextuality is a term to describe the visual referencing between films. Quite literally, films "borrow" from each other, and you, the audience, may recognise certain camera angles, aspects of mise en scene, snippets of sound or methods of editing in some films that you have seen in others.
The image on the left is from a film called 'Fatal Attraction' where we see a knife - this element has been 'borrowed' from the film 'Psycho' shown on the right. This is an example of intertextuality.
The image on the left is from a film called 'The stepfather' where we see the scene of pulling the shower curtains - this idea has been 'borrowed' from the film 'Psycho' shown on the right. This is an example of intertextuality.
The image on the left is from a film called 'The stepfather' where we see the scene of pulling the shower curtains - this idea has been 'borrowed' from the film 'Psycho' shown on the right. This is an example of intertextuality.
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