Understanding cinematic stereoscopy in the digital screen period

Abstract

'How are we to understand the significance of cinematic stereoscopy in the digital screen period, 2004 to the present?' This question is at the heart of this thesis, and is primarily answered by an examination of the relationship between stereoscopic technology, and visual technique and visual style. This relationship illustrates a number of key elements of film and stereoscopy's significance in the digital screen period, such as the adoption of new and different digital technologies by various filmmakers, including auteurs; the commercial needs of industry; as well as the diverse aesthetic approaches to screen technology integration, many of which correspond to representations of 'reality'. This is to say the relationship between stereoscopic technology, and visual technique and visual style is a way to understand broader notions about screen technology in digital screen period cinema.