YEAR V Issue 13 July-December 2009
CINEMASCOPE
independent Film journal
ISSUE 13
JULY - DECEMBER 2009
THE CHILD IN FILM AS LOCUS OF MEMORY
CALL FOR PAPERS
Please, send your proposals to (info /at/ cinemascope.it)
The next issue of Cinemascope Independent Film Journal will
deal with the cinematic representation of the child.
Possible topics include but are not restricted to:
Memory and Childhood: in many movies children are
associated with memories. Often adults relive the past through
their childhood. Using their memories they reflect about their
existence and try to understand themselves. In the movies, for
example, this is usually conveyed through flashbacks. In what
way does film use children's memories and how does it
represent them?
Vision and Children's Memory: the vision of children is a
very important medium to understand the world. According to
Kandinsky, the child sees everything for the first time, he has
no experience and no past. For these reasons he experiences
the world with great impression, and all the objects are new
objects for him. Many movies use the child's vision to show us
aspects of reality that we have forgotten. Of all the senses the
vision is the most prominent, particularly in cinematographic
representation. Which objects could capture a child's attention?
And how does the child transform reality using his
perceptions/senses (in particular vision)?
Pure Conscience: children represent the pure side of the
society. They "remind us" of goodness, love and all that is
positive. We can accept or refuse this. Often, on the narrative
level, the children can awaken good feelings but also undergo
great suffering. What role could the child play in the conflict
between good and evil? Which are the feelings and sensations
that he could awaken in the audience?
The Child's Memory in a Social Perspective: people have a
generational memory. People that have grown up in the same
historical period have similar memories. A common way to get
to know someone, is to re-live childhood experiences. Cinema
makes use of these past memories, this nostalgia of the past,
in remakes, sequels, restored films and special versions
(director's cut). In which ways could the child's memory
become a collective memory?
Information:
Deadline for proposals: May 25, 2009
Notice of acceptance of proposals by Cinemascope:
May 30, 2009
Reception of articles: June 30, 2009
Max length of articles: max 5000 words
Abstract: 150 words
Editorial Board: Dr Eylem Atakav, Frank Coffey, Mariangela
Fornaro, Massimiliano Gaudiosi
Language: English
Information and contacts: (info /at/ cinemascope.it)
