Casts Quote by Andre Bazin
![“The photographer proceeds, via the intermediary of the lens, to a point where he literally takes a luminous imprint, a cast... [But] the cinema realizes the paradox of moulding itself on the time of the object and of taking the imprint of its duration as well.” quote by Andre Bazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/40f/andre-bazin-36481_casts_the-photographer-proceeds-via-the-interm_2133426.jpg)
“The photographer proceeds, via the intermediary of the lens, to a point where he literally takes a luminous imprint, a cast... [But] the cinema realizes the paradox of moulding itself on the time of the object and of taking the imprint of its duration as well.”
About This Quote
Source Book: What is Cinema? by Andre Bazin, 1958
Through the lens, a photographer captures a luminous imprint, while cinema mirrors the object's time and duration, creating a paradox of representation.
In simple terms: Photography captures images; cinema captures time.
Key Takeaway
Appreciate cinema’s temporal depth.
Themes
art
film
photography
representation
time
Mood
thoughtful
analytical
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- documentary filmmaking
- artistic photography
- historical archiving
Key Concepts
visual perception
temporal paradox
medium theory
Questions to Reflect On
- How does time affect visual storytelling?
- What does “imprint of duration” mean?
A Different Perspective
Risk of over‑intellectualizing visual media.
![“[The photograph] is the object itself... [It] shares, by virtue of the very process of its becoming, the being of the model of which it is the reproduction; it is the model.” quote by Andre Bazin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/21d/andre-bazin-36481_becoming_the-photograph-is-the-object-itself-it-s_2150395.jpg)
