Dibujar el cine estructural: Diagramas y esquemas fílmicos sobre papel

Abstract

In structural cinema, the initial ideas for making films are often expressed not through written words but through other artistic disciplines belonging to the visual arts. Drawing diagrams and schemas on paper facilitates the initiation of film projects that disregard orthodox pre-production methods, including literary, technical, and illustrated scripts. These preparatory graphics share similarities with those in other areas such as the most schematic drawing, abstract painting, and musical scores without pentagram. The resulting films are formalist proposals that fall under the umbrella of structural, minimalist, or systematic cinema. Based on a selection of diagrams created by filmmakers and visual artists Toshio Matsumoto, Malcolm Le Grice, and Madison Brookshire, this article explores an area of ​​creation with broad artistic potential. Analyzing the historical context, aesthetic value, and conceptual rigor of this film on paper is one of the objectives of this article.