VISUAL TREATMENTS FOR FILMS OF MENTAL DISORDER – AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE MOVIE ‘JOKER 2019’

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Décor Department, Faculty of Fine Art, Helwan University, Egypt

10.47436/jaars.2023.124653.1074

Abstract

The research focuses on the visual image of the inner and outer worlds of psychologically disturbed personalities. And the way to present a visual equivalent in movies, this is aspect which complements the previous researches that were characterized by the pure psychological sciences. The problem is there is no clear formula to determine the features of the film type. Therefore, the research aims to develop a specific formula for the visual image in these films. It relies on the descriptive analytical method, in the spotlight of the visual analysis and treatments of the cinematic image associated with the turbulent psychological of the Joker character. which required reformulating reality to be appropriate to the nature of what the character suffers from to reflect on the design of film sets and locations, the results including (The connection between the inner world of the troubled personality with the external environment data, which shaping the personality, Excessive using elements, like high-rise fences, especially at the front of the scene), this study reinforces the visual treatments for these films, it also helps to address these topics cinematically without falsehood and exaggeration.

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Journal of Arts & Architecture Research Studies
Volume 4, Issue 7 - Serial Number 7
Volume 4 - Issue 7 - June 2023
June 2023
Pages 85-100

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