Blood in the Corridor
This article examines the significance of the digital aesthetic of violence in the uniquely contemporary action-film “hero run” shoot-out sequences. By using the case studies of Kick-Ass (2010) and Wanted (2008), the article focuses on how the particular stylistic tendencies of these sequences displ...
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| author | Bender, Stuart Palmer, L. |
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| description | This article examines the significance of the digital aesthetic of violence in the uniquely contemporary action-film “hero run” shoot-out sequences. By using the case studies of Kick-Ass (2010) and Wanted (2008), the article focuses on how the particular stylistic tendencies of these sequences display a link between the onscreen, digital-enabled mastery of the shooter with the offscreen digital mastery of the visual-effects artist. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-516052018-09-26T01:22:17Z Blood in the Corridor Bender, Stuart Palmer, L. This article examines the significance of the digital aesthetic of violence in the uniquely contemporary action-film “hero run” shoot-out sequences. By using the case studies of Kick-Ass (2010) and Wanted (2008), the article focuses on how the particular stylistic tendencies of these sequences display a link between the onscreen, digital-enabled mastery of the shooter with the offscreen digital mastery of the visual-effects artist. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51605 10.1080/01956051.2017.1271638 Heldref Publications fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bender, Stuart Palmer, L. Blood in the Corridor |
| title | Blood in the Corridor |
| title_full | Blood in the Corridor |
| title_fullStr | Blood in the Corridor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blood in the Corridor |
| title_short | Blood in the Corridor |
| title_sort | blood in the corridor |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51605 |