The Birds: Afterimages; After Hitchcock (2nd Attempt)

By using digital manipulation as the primary method of experimentation and transformation of the very fabric of The Bird's original images, rather than just its narrative structure and sequence, this piece extends beyond the level of critique and representation to consider the composition of th...

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Main Author: Miguel Mesquita Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UWE 2025-05-01
Series:Screenworks
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Online Access:https://www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volume-15-1/the-birds-afterimages-after-hitchcock
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description By using digital manipulation as the primary method of experimentation and transformation of the very fabric of The Bird's original images, rather than just its narrative structure and sequence, this piece extends beyond the level of critique and representation to consider the composition of the image, its legibility as an image and the potential historical significance of this new legibility. It explores the visual boundary between the plausible and the unimaginable dimensions of reality, transforming the camera into a dehumanized gaze. This shift serves as a metaphor for perceiving the intolerable, the unbearable, signaling an altered perception of the original film. Ultimately, the piece consubstantiates the materialization of a de-anthropomorphized, off-screen space within the image itself, potentially enabling the articulation of content and form, the familiar and the unfamiliar, technological visibility and invisibility.
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spelling doaj-art-7b1e4ee02b7e44759ccdd0b2ab3997c82025-08-20T02:15:29ZengUWEScreenworks2514-31232025-05-0115110.37186/swrks/15.1/9The Birds: Afterimages; After Hitchcock (2nd Attempt)Miguel Mesquita Duarte 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-218XUniversidade Nova de LisboaBy using digital manipulation as the primary method of experimentation and transformation of the very fabric of The Bird's original images, rather than just its narrative structure and sequence, this piece extends beyond the level of critique and representation to consider the composition of the image, its legibility as an image and the potential historical significance of this new legibility. It explores the visual boundary between the plausible and the unimaginable dimensions of reality, transforming the camera into a dehumanized gaze. This shift serves as a metaphor for perceiving the intolerable, the unbearable, signaling an altered perception of the original film. Ultimately, the piece consubstantiates the materialization of a de-anthropomorphized, off-screen space within the image itself, potentially enabling the articulation of content and form, the familiar and the unfamiliar, technological visibility and invisibility. https://www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volume-15-1/the-birds-afterimages-after-hitchcockdigital manipulationimage legibilitydehumanized gazevisual boundariestechnological visibility
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The Birds: Afterimages; After Hitchcock (2nd Attempt)
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digital manipulation
image legibility
dehumanized gaze
visual boundaries
technological visibility
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topic digital manipulation
image legibility
dehumanized gaze
visual boundaries
technological visibility
url https://www.screenworks.org.uk/archive/volume-15-1/the-birds-afterimages-after-hitchcock
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