The camera of the heat ray: prophetic vision in The War of the Worlds
- Dates
- Saturday 24 September 2016
- Venue
- The Ambassadors Cinemas
- Admission
- Tickets from £6
Talk by Dr. Keith Williams - University of Dundee Senior Lecturer in English
The camera of the heat ray: prophetic vision in The War of the Worlds
Followed by a screening of The War of the Worlds (1953 version)
A discussion on how Wells’ vision of alien invasion is narrated through a prophetically ‘camera-eyed’ style. Not only is the Martian heat ray continuously compared to a camera or projector (which ‘spectacularises’ everything in range), but the story itself is visualised through a method anticipating the dynamic mobility and dramatic changes of perspective, which would characterise cinema epics. The talk will show how The War of the Worlds came to inspire film-makers, not just for its theme, but its innovative form.
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