What is the Apparatus Theory in Film?

Throughout the 1960s a number of psychoanalytical theories began to arise out of which film and cinema studies would heavily focus on. Later, in the 1970s, the Apparatus theory in film became the dominant method of film analysis. You’re probably wondering, “What is apparatus theory in film?” and more importantly, what does it mean? WHAT […]

What’s The Effect of Apparatus Theory on Films Today?

According to apparatus theory film viewing generates a relationship between films and film viewers but in light of adjustments to the apparatus in which films are viewed, particularly the introduction of DVD and now digital viewing, it would appear that apparatus theory is rather different as the relationship between films and film viewers has changed. […]