Saturday, January 01, 2005

Topics, themes and deadlines

NOTE: Scopophilia will publish other submissions outside of this calendar. The deadlines are to give theme and organization to posts published within the same time frame.

September
Visual Pleasure
Deadline: Aug. 31
Papers should involve the use of visual pleasure in media. The joy of looking at something is a powerful force and how it is used is extremely important.

October
Season in Hell
Deadline: Sept. 30
Papers/work/critique on this topic can include harsh seasons as a theme or motif in visual media or the use of biblical imagery as particularly hellish in an individual work or works.

November
Bullet Ballet
Deadline: Oct. 31
The title of Shinya Tsukamoto's 1998 movie, submissions should include the influences of war, violence and gunfights on visual media past and present.

December
Appropriate Appropriations
Deadline: Nov. 30
When is there a proper way to remake a film? For an homage? For a pastiche? Studio executives hope to cash in on remakes of cartoons, television series, and even other movies. Artists also incorporate outside influence into their art.

January
Lynch mob
Deadline: Dec. 31
This will be our first director themed issue (considering we all want to write about movies anyway). From Twin Peaks to Mulholland Drive, January's issue will be devoted to the influence and influences of David Lynch.

February
Love is in the air
Deadline: Jan. 30
So it's February and that means Valentine's Day. So let's have the theme be about relationships -- both squishey and nonsquishey varieties. If you're fond of an actor/director relationship or just want to comment on sexually underlying themes in Kevin Smith's work, this issue will deal with relationships in and out of visual media.

March
Memory and Forgetting
Deadline: Feb. 28
Our mind can play cruel tricks on us and memories can help us relive happier times. How does memory and forgetting impact a visual society or media. Obvious film titles include Memento, Paycheck and Dark City to name a few.

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