Conflicting modalities in feature film
From contrapuntal editing to internal diegetic sound
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10738347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Oja (37546 University of Tartu , Tartu , Estonia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 2024 |
| Issue | 259 |
| Pages | 95-126 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2023-0068 |
| OpenAlex | W4399539118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article approaches sensory modalities as semiotically active factors and organizing principles in meaning-making. The focus will be on the special case where modalities mismatch in film – i.e., the soundtrack and visuals present contradictory meanings. The conflict can be characterized by the concept of synthesis that emerges in theories of Eisenstein, Barthes, Jakobson, Lotman, and cognitivists. The artistic functions of such synthesis will be discussed with the help of examples from selected feature films. In the first place, conflicting modalities are inspected in the light of Juri Lotmanʼs theory of two incompatible, but still complementary languages that make up a mechanism for generating new information. In addition, the prospects of evaluating modality conflicts will be touched upon, dismissing synchrony and redundancy as the scale parameters, but acknowledging Lotmanʼs model of space as a primary modeling system that is capable of representing semantic conflicts
Art · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Feature (linguistics) · Focus (optics) · Harmony (color) · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Modalities · Modality (human–computer interaction) · Perception · Physics · Redundancy (engineering) · Semiotics · Sociology · Stimulus modality · Visual arts · Artificial Intelligence · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Multisensory perception and integration · Philosophy · Psychology
Film and Video Editing Theory
Multimodality
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Visual and Multimodal Communication
A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Carnal Thoughts
Off KeyWhen Film and Music Won't Work Together
Lotman’s semiotics of literature in terms of “space as language”
Contrapuntal Aurality
Moving Lips
The semiology of language
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |