The Naming,Media Pedigree and Experience of Visual Modernity of"Shadow Play"
The early experience of visual modernity in film watching was gradually formed through mutual observation with other different visual media.Starting from the naming of"Shadow Play",it can be found that there are two tradi-tions of these experiences of visual modernity:one is the tradition of"watching opera"with drama as the medium,that is,the viewing mode of film is established in the viewing of Shanghai-style Peking Opera and new civilized operas;The other is the tradition of"film-watching"using shadow as a medium,that is,shaping the visual experience of film in the vision of dioramas,photography,and slides.In the end,the film not only uses modern technology to bring the repro-duction of"shadow"to the extreme,but also expands the narrative and educational functions of"drama"on the basis of integrating all aspects of dramatic forms,thus bringing the early audience into a new modern visual landscape.