Blood in the Corridor: The Digital Mastery of Hero Run Shoot-outs in Kick-Ass and Wanted

This article examines the significance of the digital aesthetic of violence in the uniquely contemporary action-film "hero run" shoot-out sequences. By using the case studies of Kick-Ass (2010) and Wanted (2008), the article focuses on how the particular stylistic tendencies of these seque...

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Published in:The journal of popular film and television 2017-01, Vol.45 (1), p.26-39
Main Authors: Bender, Stuart, Palmer, Lorrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
action cinema
CGI
Computer-generated imagery
digital compositing
Film studies
gaming
Motion picture criticism
poetics
Violence
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Summary:This article examines the significance of the digital aesthetic of violence in the uniquely contemporary action-film "hero run" shoot-out sequences. By using the case studies of Kick-Ass (2010) and Wanted (2008), the article focuses on how the particular stylistic tendencies of these sequences display a link between the onscreen, digital-enabled mastery of the shooter with the offscreen digital mastery of the visual-effects artist.
ISSN:0195-6051
1930-6458
DOI:10.1080/01956051.2017.1271638