Films about Filmmaking
Matuella, Marion
Film creates illusionary reality and manipulates its viewers through both technical and narrative techniques. However, what happens if the illusion of a film is destroyed by anti-illusion? FILMS ABOUT FILMMAKING deal with the confrontation of illusion and anti-illusion, of mystification and demystification.
In her book Marion Matuella discusses the differences between conventional films and meta-films and their different effects on the viewer...