Blood in the Corridor

Bender, Stuart; Palmer, L.

doi:10.1080/01956051.2017.1271638

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Authors

Bender, Stuart

Palmer, L.

Date

2017

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Bender, S. and Palmer, L. 2017. Blood in the Corridor: The Digital Mastery of Hero Run Shoot-outs in Kick-Ass and Wanted. Journal of Popular Film and Television. 45 (1): pp. 26-39.

Source Title

Journal of Popular Film and Television

DOI

10.1080/01956051.2017.1271638

ISSN

1930-6458

School

Department of Film and Television

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51605

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

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.