“To Become a Devil”: Special Effects, Magic Tricks, and the Technological Image in Faust

IF 0.1 4区艺术学 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

FILM CRITICISM Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI:10.3998/fc.5693

Amanda Shubert

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Abstract

This essay argues that F.W. Murnau’s Faust (1926) advances a philosophy of film as a medium for “technological images”—images that are technologically constructed special effects such as double exposure and substitution splice. By portraying Mephistopheles as a conjurer, the film explores cinema’s place in the history of visual and technological magic.

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"变成魔鬼浮士德》中的特效、魔术和技术形象

本文认为，F.W. Murnau 的《浮士德》（1926 年）推进了电影作为 "技术影像 "媒介的哲学--影像是技术构建的特效，如双重曝光和替换拼接。通过将梅菲斯特描绘成一个魔术师，该片探讨了电影在视觉和技术魔术史上的地位。

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FILM CRITICISM FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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