Entrevista a José Antonio Palao Errando, autor del libro La interfaz del sentido. La pantalla fílmica entre las demás pantallas

Abstract

In this interview, José Antonio Palao Errando, author of La interfaz del sentido. La pantalla fílmica entre las demás pantallas (The Interface of Meaning: The Film Screen Among Other Screens), explores the continuity between his previous theses (subjectivity in digital environments, image rhetoric) and his new book. The author uses the term “interface of meaning” as a paradox or oxymoron, since the film screen is defined as being resistant to interactivity, but promises to offer meaning or an “epistemic solution to an enigma”. Among other issues, Professor Palao addresses film realism as the “zero degree of narrative writing,” a place where “truth” and ‘lies’ can be present. He introduces the concept of “making-of poetics” (which originated in the 1990s) as a genre that reformulates the ontological contract, leading to a revival of the documentary and the rise of “based on real events” in fiction. In addition, he expounds on his concept of the “Informative Paradigm” and argues for the relevance of using the terms ‘hyperframing’ and “hypernarrative” to analyze post-classical film. His central thesis is that the film screen halts digital interactivity and offers itself as a host that gives meaning to other screens by representing them in the diegesis.