This research addresses the consequences of a shift from analogue to digital filmmaking on storytelling strategies in contemporary cinema. The drastic changes in the technology of representation...Show moreThis research addresses the consequences of a shift from analogue to digital filmmaking on storytelling strategies in contemporary cinema. The drastic changes in the technology of representation had a pivotal impact not only on the visual style of film, but have also lead to a rupture in the classic narrative tradition. Cause and effect strategies have been substituted by an inversely enthused logic of new media objects; consequently it is only viable to analyze contemporary cinema from this angle, addressing newly emerged complex narratives that have risen to the occasion in response to the ever-growing popularity of video games and the omnipresence of various web-based environments.Show less
