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Chrissie Peters
OGRCGA&A
Unit 3 ENVIRONMENT13/12/11
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The Uncanny
crea&ngdistanceandfeelingsofdisloca&onin
aplaceofacceptedfamiliarity.
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Sigmund Freud The Uncanny
Freudofferedthefirstmajorresponsetoexplainouruncannyresponsetowardslife-likehumanmodels.Thetermuncannywasfirstusedinpsychology13yearsearlierbyaliDleknownGermandoctorcalledErnstJentsch.
Freudbeginsbytryingtodefinethe
uncanny:
Thesubjectoftheuncanny..Itis
undoubtedlyrelatedtowhatisfrightening
towhatarousesdreadandhorror;
equallycertainly,too,thewordisnotalwaysusedinaclearlydefinable
sense,sothatittendstocoincidewithwhat
excitesfearingeneral.
Freud,realisingitisnotasimpledefini&on,
thendescribesasetofcircumstancesthat
reallyfittheworduncanny.
Twocoursesareopentousattheoutset.
Eitherwecanfindoutwhatmeaning has
cometobeaDachedtotheworduncanny
inthecourseofitshistory;orwe can
collectallthoseproper&esofpersons,
things,sense-impressions,experiences
andsitua&onswhicharouseinusthefeelingofuncanniness,andtheninferthe
unknownnatureoftheuncannyfrom
whatalltheseexampleshaveincommon.
Iwillsayatoncethatbothcourses
leadtothesameresult:theuncannyisthat
classofthefrighteningwhichleadsbackto
whatisknownofoldandlongfamiliar.
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UnheimlichTheworduncanny/unhomelyisa
transala&onfromtheGermanunheimlich.Heimlichmeantbelong-ingtothehouseorthe
family,notstrange,familiar,tame,in&mate,
friendly,etcandcametomeanIn&mate,
friendlycomfortable;arous-ingasenseof
agreeableresulnessandsecurityasinone
withinthefourwallsofhishouse.
Furthermeaningsaremore
interes&ng,andshowamore
disturbingaspect.
Concealed,keptfromsight,sothatothersdo
notgettoknowoforaboutit,withheldfrom
others.Todosomethingheimlich,i.e.,behind
someonesback;tostealawayheimlich;heimlich
mee&ngsandappointments;tolookonwith
heimlichpleasureatsomeonesdiscomfiture;to
sighorweepheim-lich;tobehaveheimlich,as
thoughtherewassomethingtoconceal.
Freudnotedthatbothwordsmeanthesame
thing,andalsotheopposite:Whatinterestsusmostinthislongextractistofindthat
amongitsdifferentshadesofmeaningthewordheimlich
exhibitsonewhichisiden&calwithitsopposite,unheimlich.Whatisheimlichthuscomestobe
unheimlich.Ingeneralweareremindedthattheword
heimlichisnotunambiguous,butbelongstotwosetsof
ideas,which,withoutbeingcontradictory,areyetvery
different:ontheonehanditmeanswhatisfamiliarand
agreeable,andontheotherwhatisconcealedandkept
outofsight.
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Key Artists EDGARDEGAS(1834-1917) egasisrecognisedforhispain&ngsofballetandhorsesandhisabilitytocapturemovement.Hewasinnova&veinhisuseof
croppingscenestocreateinterestinwhattheviewercouldntsee.
EWARHOPPER
Agreatexampleofmysteryand
intrigue.Shemaybeflir&ng,
sulking,bored,
sugges&ve.Hemaybecajoling,
apologe&c,confron&ng.
Thispain&ngseemstoencompass
alltheissuesofpuberty:da&ng,
sex,boredom,loveandarguments,
withoutshowinganyofthem
individually.
GREGORYCREWSON
Crewdsonhastappedintothat
sortofuneasinessthatcanbe
soeasilyappliedtoourno&onofsuburbia,wheretheveneer
ofnormalcycanbestripped
awayinlayers.
IANEARBUS
Waspar&cularlycontroversialforthe
waysheobtainedher
photographswhich
weredarkand
disturbing.
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Influences and VisualConcept
Myconceptisofatheatredressing
tablewiththemirrorreflec&ngthe
maDepain&ng,andtheligh&ng
fromthesurround.Awigwouldbe
interes&ngtotexture,andan
emptywigreflec&oncouldhaveanuncannyeffect.
Imhopingtomakethepain&ng
ambiguousbyimplyingseveral
meaningsandleavingitopento
interpreta&on.Iwanttotrigger
theviewerssensesbycrea&ng
distanceandfeelingsof
disloca&oninaplaceofaccepted
familiarity.
.
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Use of Motifs
WhilstIfoundtheplotinthefilm
ontLookNowwassadlylacking,I
lovedthecinematography.The
desaturatedbuildingsmadethe
occasionalsplashofredstandout
andIfoundthefilmingevoca&ve.
Iplantocolourthegeneralsetin
darkgreenhues,withbrownsfrom
thewoodandwig.
Iwilluseredasanaccentcolourin
theformofflowers,beads,lips&ckandothermakeup.
Thesewillbereflectedinthemirror
andhighlightedbythespotlights.
MelaniePullensuseof
redisalwaysdisturbing
AnnaGaskellusingredand
croppingtocreatediscomfort
JeffWallusingredtodrawaDen&on
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Key Thumbnails
22forthedoublemirrorsetup,
And19/21wigreflec&nginmirror
ThedigitalMayasetwillconsistof
thetable,mirrorsurround,wigand
makeup,andthemirrorwillreflect
thisusingmaDepain&ng.
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Essay Introduction
UNIT3ENVIRONMENTESSAY
ThisessayexaminestheuseoftheUncannyinfilm,focussingpar&cularlyonthe
VisualMo&f.
ItexplorestheuseofthecolourRedinthefilmontLookNow(1973),directedby
NicholasRoeg,andinves&gatesthewaysinwhichRoegusesthemo&ftoreinforcesuspicionandtensionwithinthenarra&ve.
Keysourcesfordefini&onincludeFilm:acri&calintroduc&onByMariaPramaggiore
andTomWallis(2005),SomeVisualMo&fsof FilmNoirJaneyPlaceLowell
Peterson(I974Jandirec&ng:filmtechniquesandaesthe&csByMichaelRabiger
(2008).Furtherresearchintothepar&cularimplica&onsofthecolourredisfromColourand
MeaningArt,ScienceandSymbolismbyJohnGage(1999),Historyfilms,women,
andFreud'suncannyBySusanElizabethLinville(date?),Phallicpanic:film,horror
andtheprimaluncannyByBarbaraCreed(2005).
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ESSAY INTRODUCTION
REFERENCESANDFURTHERBIBLOGRAPHY
Creed,B(2005)PhallicPanicFilm,HorrorandthePrimalUncannyMelbourne
UniversityPress
Gage,J(1999)ColourandMeaningArt,ScienceandSymbolismUniversityof
CaliforniaPress
Linville,S.E(2004)HistoryFilms,WomenandFreudsUncannyUniversityofTexas
Press
Place,JandPeterson,L.S.(1974) SomevisualmofsofFilmNoirinMoviesAnd
Methods:AnAnthology.Nichols,B.(ed)(1976)Berkeley:UniversityofCalifornia.
Pramaggiore,MandWallis,T(2005)Film:ACricalIntroduconLondon:Lawrence
King
Rabiger,M(2008)Direcng:FilmTechniquesandAesthecs(p205on)London:
ElsevierPublishing.
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Creative Partnership (WIP!) ChrissiePeterssaid...heyOllie,howareyoufeeling?Haven'tseenyouforages.Thisblogseemstostopatunit2-haveyougotadifferentone,or
areyoujustnotbloggingmuch?Chrissie
10ecember201112:09 OliverGadsbysaid...HelloChrisse:)I'mnottoogoodatthispoint(MainlybecauseI'm&redandcan'tsleepduetoanannoyingcold...),
lastweekwasaissuedweekoff:/JusthadtorestandtryandgetwellfromthefrequentmigrainesI'vebeenhaving:(Is&llhavetheheadachesandmigrainesbutthankfullynotasbadnow,IhavetowearglassesnowandIthinkthey'redoingtheirjobinsubsidingtheeye-strain.Oh,asananswertoyourques&on,Ihaven'tbeenbloggingmuchxCouldn'tevenstartworking&lllikethursday,overworkedmyselftheweekpriorsoIhadtopaytheprice...AnywayI'llseeyoutomorrowokay?Wellhopefullyanyway,I'llseehowmysleepinggoes.
11ecember201117:59 ChrissiePeterssaid...Heya,notsurprisedyoucan'tworkwithmigraines,IknowIcan'tgonearacomputerwhenI'vegotone.Re
&redness,don'tfeelbadifyouhavetotake&meout-yourhealthismoreimportantthananydegree.Shoutifyouneedanything(exceptmaya!)
ChrissiePeterssaid...thatsactuallyreallyeffec&ve,veryeerieeventhoughitsbright.HaveyoureadtheOGRpostyet?Howareyoudoing?
10ecember201112:12 ChrissiePeterssaid...verynice...I'myournewcrea&vepartnerbytheway:) 4ecember201106:43 ShayneyBabysaid...Arhhnice!:)pleasetomeetyoubytheway:) ShayneyBabysaid...GreatResearchChrissieonboththisuncannyandtheresearchonebelow,goodjob:)alsothankyouverymuch
forpungthisupit'salsohelpedmeintolookingmorein-depthoftheUncanny.Thanks!andkeepupthegoodwork:)
6ecember201104:17 ChrissiePeterssaid...thatsactuallyreallyeffec&ve,veryeerieeventhoughitsbright.
HaveyoureadtheOGRpostyet?Howareyoudoing?
10ecember201112:12
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Links to workLiferawing
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FilmReviews
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Research
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