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Intermediality
relationship between media
-how different forms of media…
Intermediality
- relationship between media
-how different forms of media interact or blend with each other
examples:
e.g. a novel that includes photographs / a movie that heavily references a painting
Composition
- a work of art
e.g. book, movie, painting, song, etc.
Intracompositional
- All the media are part of one unified artistic product
e.g. a novel that includes drawings or photographs as part of storytelling / a music video that combines song, visual narrative, and text (like lyrics on screen)
Extracompositional
- refers to a different medium, but not integrated
e.g. a novel that refers to a famous painting (doesn’t include a picture) / a film that’s inspired by a song but doesn’t play it
Evocation
- the work evokes the feeling or idea of another medium, without directly referencing it
e.g. A novel that creates a dreamy, surreal mood similar to a painting style (like Impressionism)
Intermediate Evocation
- Similar to Evocation, but more specific - it evokes another medium (like music, film, painting) without naming it
e.g. A story flows rhythmically and emotionally like a song, but doesn‘t talk about music
Ekphrasis
- a verbal description of a visual artwork, especially in literature
e.g. A poem that describes a painting in detail
Aesthetic Illusion (Immersion)
- the reader or viewer becomes fully absorbed in the fictional world of a work
Imitation
Heteromedial Imitation
- one medium tries to imitate the style or effect of another medium
e.g. A poem that imitates the structure of a painting (like visual spacing or layout)
Formal Intermediate Imitation
- a work copies form or structure of another medium
e.g. A novel formatted like a film script, or a painting that mimics a comic book layout
Types of References
Intermediate Reference
- a general term for any kind of reference from one medium to another
e.g. A novel that refers to a famous movie or song without actually showing it
System Reference
- the work refers to the system or rules of another medium - like the conventions, styles, or tools typical for that medium
e.g. A novel written in the style of a film scrips (scene headings, camera angles)
Individual Reference
The work refers to a specific individual piece from another medium
e.g. A novel that mentions Starry Night by Van Gogh or a song that references a specific painting
Explicit Reference
- the reference is direct and clearly stated - it shows or names the other work/media
e.g. A character in a book says, „I feel like I‘m in The Godfather“
Implicit Reference
- the reference is not directly named - it‘s more subtle or indirect
e.g. A novel that‘s constructed like a symphony, but never mentions music. - You feel the reference, but it‘s not spelled out
Types of Mediality
Multimediality/ Plurimediality
- the use of multiple media in a single work without necessarily referencing them
e.g. a website that has text, video, and images all on one page
Transmediality
- when a Concept or story exists across multiple media without necessarily referencing each other directly
e.g. the idea of „zombies“ appears in books, games, films, etc. without a direct connection
Intramediality
- connections or relationships within the same medium
- same medium, different works
e.g. a novel referencing another novel or film referencing another film
Intermediate Thematization (or thematic Intermedialiity)
- the other medium is a theme in the work - it is talked about or plays a role in the plot, but it‘s not shown
e.g. A novel about a character who wants to become a filmmaker - the theme is film, but the novel doesn‘t become cinematic