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TERM AND TRANSLATION

small form of the action-image / A–S–A′

petite forme de l’image-action / A–S–A′small form of the action-image / A–S–A′

Small form corresponds to A–S–A′: an act or behavior A discloses a situation S that was not fully given, and that disclosure redirects the subsequent action into A′. The name specifies a direction of inference, not the work's scale.

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Atlas working translation

行动—影像：小形式

French term
petite forme de l’image-action / A–S–A′
English term
small form of the action-image / A–S–A′
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Variants and search terms

  • 行动影像小形式Simplified record
  • 动作—影像小形式Simplified record
  • 小形式Simplified record
  • 小形式 A–S–A′Simplified record
  • 小形式 A-S-A'Simplified record
  • ASA′Simplified record
  • ASA'Simplified record
  • 行動—影像：小形式Traditional record
  • 行動影像小形式Traditional record
  • 動作—影像小形式Traditional record
  • small formCommon / non-Chinese record
  • small form A–S–A′Common / non-Chinese record
  • small form A-S-A'Common / non-Chinese record
  • small form of the action-imageCommon / non-Chinese record
  • A–S–A′Common / non-Chinese record
  • A-S-A'Common / non-Chinese record
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Conceptual boundary

Small does not mean a minor character, low budget, short film, tight framing, or modest event. If an already totalized situation governs the characters, the structure may remain large form. The evidence for small form is an action functioning as an index from which character and viewer infer the situation.

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Sources and translations

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    Gilles Deleuze, Cinéma 1. L’image-mouvement, Minuit, 1983

    French primary text and terminological baseline.

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    《电影1：运动—影像》，谢强、马月译，湖南美术出版社，2016

    Published Mainland Chinese translation documenting established forms and edition differences.

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    《電影 I：運動—影像》，黃建宏译，远流，2003

    Traditional Chinese volume I; ISBN 9789573250180. Pagination applies to this edition only.

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  4. 04
    The Deleuze Seminars, Purdue University

    Seminar transcripts and translations; citations identify lecture, date, and language version.

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  5. 05
    Time-Image Research Atlas terminology policy, v1

    Atlas terms govern prose, aliases remain searchable, and original-language forms accompany first use.

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