The Research Of Jean Mitry’s Film Language Theory

In the theory system of Jean Mitry’s film, the study of the theory throughout the course of the beginning to the end, but unfortunately Mitry didn’t discuss the concept of the film language in his book independently, but in regulating various theoretical disputes, with the features of cinematic language as a theoretical support. The topic delving into the concepts of Mitry’s film language, a method of reading in detail combining the theory of phenomenology, semiotics and linguistics, trying to integrate the theory of film language in Mitry’s.Fist of all, make a commentate of the concept of "the language" in Mitry’s film, analysis the language and thought, the dialectical relationship between internal and external language, combining the theory of phenomenology intentionality of consciousness, so as to understand the source of consciousness of the film can be regarded as a language, laying foundations of the next movie narrative and ideographic.Secondly, starting from the study of the image internal structure, the logical connection between the imaging and the external world, inner intentionality, it is concluded that image of ideographic reflexivity and the identity of sighifier and signified; And comparing the ideographic characteristics of images and words of symbol meaning structure, and quoted semiotics theory of Pierce, proposed the function of temporary image symbols for Mitry.Comprehensive treatment of Montage and Long wars, Mitry is known theory, shouldn’t see it as a separate form of expression, but put in the film language theory system, combining with the Eisenstein, Bazaine’s argument, and Matz’s point of view, with the movie content and expression form of expression for the inseparable connection between the base, then analysis the structure of two kinds of methods in existence rationality and the essential similarity of meaning. On the basis of film structure research, in vocabulary of expression, which movie expression characteristics are obtained.The research course of film language has always been the influence by linguistic theories, be face of the fact that using linguistics research to analyze the film language, Mitry successful to make differentiation between Saussure’s language theory, to establish a relatively independent system of film language. On the basis of summarizing above and comprehensive Mitry and film semiotics dialogue, avoid the limitations, concluded that the essential characteristic of film language.