FRAME’S INTERVENTION: Symmetry in Peter Greenaway's films

Abstract

Symmetry is a key element for photography enclosing aesthetic conception, used by Peter Greenaway in most of his films. According to Arlindo Machado “All framing consists in an ideologically driven operation, as it goes in or out the field, and presumes the intention of whom speaks and the accessibility of whom is spoken.” This article makes a reading of this source, joined to the use of procedures used for this action. Furthermore, the concept of symmetry, this text explores meanings and definitions related to framing and structure thought from classical authors point of view, including concepts like photography technique and cinematography.

Key words: Greenaway, Cinematography, symmetry, framing, composition.