Prince with a thousand faces: shifting art-styles and the depiction of violence in Watership Down
Book chapter
Summers, S. 2023. Prince with a thousand faces: shifting art-styles and the depiction of violence in Watership Down. in: Lester, C. (ed.) Watership Down: Perspectives On and Beyond Animated Violence New York, NY Bloomsbury. pp. 176-190
Chapter title | Prince with a thousand faces: shifting art-styles and the depiction of violence in Watership Down |
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Authors | Summers, S. |
Abstract | Following its heavily stylised prologue, the first time we see a rabbit in Watership Down (1978) it is in extreme closeup, and depicted in a detailed and realistic art style. Then, as the ‘camera’ pulls back, the detail fades, leaving us with the less intricate style that will be used through the rest of the film. The deliberate juxtaposition created through this brief use of a hyperrealistic aesthetic draws attention to the degree to which the film’s typical rabbit designs are mediated in order to distance them somewhat from our lived reality. |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Page range | 176-190 |
Book title | Watership Down: Perspectives On and Beyond Animated Violence |
Editors | Lester, C. |
Publisher | Bloomsbury |
Place of publication | New York, NY |
Series | Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers |
ISBN | |
Hardcover | 9781501376993 |
Paperback | 9781501376962 |
Electronic | 9781501376979 |
Electronic | 9781501376986 |
Electronic | 9781501376955 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 17 Jan 2023 |
09 Feb 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 2022 |
Deposited | 29 Apr 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501376955.0020 |
Related Output | |
Is part of | https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/watership-down-9781501376993/ |
Is part of | https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501376955 |
Language | English |
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