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film theoryTheory developed to explain the nature of films and how they produce emotional and mental effects on the audience. It recognizes the cinema as a distinct art form. See also auteur theory, documentary film, Sergei Eisenstein, film noir, New Wave. film theory [′film ‚thē·ə·rē] (physics) A theory of the transfer of material or heat across a phase boundary, where one or both of the phases are flowing fluids, the main controlling factor being resistance to heat conduction or mass diffusion through a relatively stagnant film of the fluid next to the surface. Also known as boundary-layer theory. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Kaja Silverman's work in film theory provides several worthy directions for what she terms an "ethics in the field of vision. Given the post-film, post-theory era in which we find ourselves, of what value is film theory to our students? Lehman relates this shared mode of production to the film theory notion of the "auteur. |
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