تمثلات التابو والطوطم في بنائية الفيلم السينمائي == Taboo And Totem Representations In Film Structure
Author name:
محمد سلام عبد
Supervisor name:
محمد عبد الجبار كاظم
General topic:
Fine Arts
Specific topic:
Cinematic Arts
Degree:
Master
University:
University of Baghdad
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
18T796 - p.pdf
Abstract:
The Taboo and Totem are considered to be attracted by the cinema attention due to their nature. They represent a performance challenge to the film director. In addition to that, we may say that the cinema capabilities, which go beyond all red lines, tried to reveal what is unidentified or indistinct. This has led the researcher to give his thesis the following title (Taboo and Totem Representations in the Film’s Structure).The thesis was divided into five chapters as follows : The first chapter (The methodological framework) which includes : - the problem of the research and has been put in the following question : How the representations of Taboo and Totem could be achieved in film’s structure ? Then we have written the importance, the need, the aim and the limit of such research. The researcher has made a list of the related terms.The second chapter ( theoretical framework and previous studies ) : The researcher has divided it into three sections as follows : The first Section : The taboo and totem ….. aspect and action : we have discussed the aspect of these terms, taboo and totem, and their historical origin. Also we have discussed the approaches related to psychology and sociology and ended with some film cases on these terms.The second section : Film structure and producing meaning : The researcher has discussed the nature of the film structure and the way of expressing meaning through the activation of the film intermediary language elements. In addition to that , the researcher has discussed the most important rhetorical images.The third section : Taboo and Totem in the film image : The researcher has discussed the film processing for these terms in the worldwide movie and the ways in dealing with these primitive thoughts and their effects on the film manufacture in general.Upon such discussions the researcher has had a group of indications that resemble the theoretical outlines summary to be demonstrated to the experts committee as would be illustrated in the third chapter. The researcher has ended the second chapter with the previous studies.At the end of the second chapter the researcher has mentioned the previous studies which did not include any similar one that are related to the research under discussion.The Third Chapter : ( Research Procedures ) A sample of two films has been analyzed : 1 - The Da Vinci Code (2006)2 - Avatar (2009)The fourth chapter : Analyzing the sample : The researcher has analyzed the sample depending on the indications of the theoretical framework after consulting the experts and judges committeeThe fifth chapter : Results and Conclusions : This chapter included the results that has been achieved by the researcher after analyzing the research sample.Among conclusions which has been achieved is that the film art has the capability to express many different subjects of thoughts , believes and physicals. The taboo, divine and totem represent especial subjects that impose the search for rhetorical ways on film. This is to enriched the image with signs , codes and symbols. The film’s position could be included with specialty of subject being processed so that it becomes an active character involves with other characters to communicate the information and the thoughts produced.The researcher has achieved some conclusions and ended the research with recommendations and suggestions.Finally , the researcher has included Arab and Foreign references that have been adopted in the research as well as annexes.
