Nonhuman flow : audio-visual affects and the expressive potential of film

Prokopic, P

Abstract

Nonhuman Flow emerged from a wider AHRC-funded research in Affective Cinema, which seeks to experiment with and explore the unique expressive potential of film linked to its direct capturing of the real (light). This can give rise to affects: impersonal, undifferentiated-yet-singular, nonhuman sensations and feelings contained in the work, as opposed to the human world of meaning and language (Deleuze and Guattari 1994). The research synthesises various sources in film theory and philosophy, making them the guiding principle of the practice; this results in original works of film art, expands the understanding of the theory and leads to the development of innovatory film production techniques, such as the complex lighting experiments demonstrated in the visuals of Nonhuman Flow.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 15, 2021
• Journal: Sightlines: Filmmaking in the Academy
• Electronic ISSN: 2653-1801
• Volume: 3
• Publisher URL: http://www.aspera.org.au/research/nonhuman-flow-audio-visual-affects-and-the-expressive-potential-of-film/
• Related Public URLs: http://www.aspera.org.au/research/sightlines/
• Additional Information: Access Information : To best view this research output, use the URL above to access the published version which contains embedded links to the two videos created as the main output, alongside the research statement to accompany the work.