Aesthetics of the Intro to “Twin Peaks” and the Intro to “The Game of Thrones”

DOI

10.2991/icassee-18.2018.66How to use a DOI?

Keywords

mass media; TV series; cinema; Twin Peaks; Game of Thrones; globalization; Log Lady; David Lynch; George R. R. Martin; map of Westeros

Abstract

The author examines the elements of aesthetics of the two most iconic quality series of nowadays. The key images and atmosphere of Twin Peaks and The Game of Thrones intros are analyzed in detail in this article. The concept of the world as the struggle of the forest (individual origin) and the Mechanism (dark power) is embodied in the intro to Twin Peaks. The concept of the Mechanism, which absorbed all independent, autonomous beings, embodies in The Game of Thrones intro. A dangerous Mechanism of Fate brings together the aesthetics of two highly original series.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Ekaterina Salnikova
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PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 319
SN  - 2352-5398
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