By Pascal Martin Depth of field can be defined as the zone of tolerance in which the eye cannot distinguish between sharpness and blurriness. In other words, it is nothing…

By Carl Therrien, John Aycock and Cindy Poremba Videogame creators have been obsessed with the simulation of visual perception long before the contemporary development of photorealistic 3D simulations. The videogame…

By Philippe Bédard The expression “action camera,” or “action cam,” often associated with the GoPro brand, is unique in that it does not necessarily refer to a particular technical feature…

By Allain Daigle Lenses are classified by their focal lengths but they are also strongly defined by their provenance: for filmmakers, there is often a great difference between a nondescript…

Edited by Éric Thouvenel The history of experimental cinema is run through with practices and ideas which interrogate, contest or inflect the uses of film technology ordained by the film…

Edited by Nicolas Dulac, Vincent Sorrel, Stéphane Tralongo and Benoît Turquety The machines produced under the abbreviation Bolex by the Swiss company Paillard have their own history, placing them in…

By Jean-Baptiste Massuet When we use the expression “animated drawing,” a certain image comes to mind immediately, drawing in large part on the industrial model descended from the work of…

Edited by Olivier Asselin The fetishizing of the movie theater makes us neglect other image consumption systems. This digital book follows the thread of the up-close and individual viewing systems,…