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Las recientes transformaciones tecnológicas del cine han reavivado el debate sobre las propiedades de la imagen fotográfica, consolidando la teoría cinematográfica de André Bazin como lectura obligatoria. En especial, cabe destacar su texto sobre “La ontología de la imagen fotográfica”, donde Bazin establece una relación entre la materialidad del cine y su tendencia estética hacia el realismo. Este artículo ofrece una clarificación terminológica sobre uno de los conceptos más fundamentales de este texto —la huella de luz— que suele identificarse con la noción de signo indexical propuesta por C. S. Peirce, propiciando consideraciones semióticas en una teoría del cine completamente ajena a la misma.The recent technological transformations of cinema have brought back the debate on the properties of the photographic image, calling attention once again to André Bazin’s film theory, especially his key work “The Ontology of the Photographic Image.” In this text, Bazin establishes a correlation between the materiality of the cinema and its aesthetic tendency towards realism. This article offers a terminological clarification on one of the most fundamental concepts of his theory — the trace—, which is frequently identified with C.S. Peirce’s indexicality, prompting semiotic readings of a pre-semiotic film theory.
The recent technological transformations of cinema have brought back the debate on the properties of the photographic image, calling attention once again to André Bazin’s film theory, especially his key work “The Ontology of the Photographic Image.” In this text, Bazin establishes a correlation between the materiality of the cinema and its aesthetic tendency towards realism. This article offers a terminological clarification on one of the most fundamental concepts of his theory — the trace—, which is frequently identified with C.S. Peirce’s indexicality, prompting semiotic readings of a pre-semiotic film theory.
