Hilarious. But they left out the moment in Twin Peaks when Agent
Cooper finds an image of a motorcycle on Laura Palmer's eye!
On Dec 23, 2012, at 7:49 AM, Henry Miller wrote:
> This is a pretty good overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk
>
> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Henry M. Taylor <[log in to unmask]
> > wrote:
>> Apologies for parallel posting
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> in Antonioni's BLOW-UP (1966) it is at first suggested that by
>> blowing up or enlarging an image, more of reality can be shown. The
>> enlargement purportedly reveals increasingly more and more layers
>> of reality, which at first were hidden to the naked eye.
>>
>> This motif seems to run through many films since the beginnings of
>> cinema history, and is still present in more recent movies where,
>> for instance, the blurry surveillance camera image of a car licence
>> plate with the use of computer technology can be enlarged into a
>> perfect image and rendering of the depicted number.
>>
>> What I'm looking for is a range of examples across film history
>> which present this motif of the 'myth of enlargement' or variations
>> thereof. Any ideas? Feel free to mail on- or offlist ([log in to unmask]
>> ).
>>
>> Thanks for all pointers and
>> season's greetings,
>>
>> Henry
>>
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