Ang Dalumat at Parikala ng “Liwanag” at “Dilim” sa Loob at Labas ng Lente ng Kamera (The Concepts and Paradoxes of “Liwanag” and “Dilim” Within and Beyond the Camera Lens)

• Main Author: Quintos, Jay Jomar F
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: araling pampelikula (cinema studies); panitikang oral (panitikang oral); araling pampanitikan (literary studies); araling Pilipino (Philippine studies); Comparative Literature; Film and Media Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/akda/vol4/iss2/4; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/akda/article/1084/viewcontent/3_Quintos.pdf; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/akda/article/1084/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/Ang_Dalumat_at_Parikala_ng__Liwanag__at__Dilim__sa_Loob_at_Labas_ng_Lente_ng_Kamera.docx; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/akda/article/1084/filename/1/type/additional/viewcontent/Title_Page_with_Abstract_and_Bionote.docx; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/akda/article/1084/filename/2/type/additional/viewcontent/JFQuintos_Copyright_Agreement_Form.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Sinisiyasat ng sanaysay na ito ang dalumat at parikala na nakapaloob sa “liwanag” at “dilim” sa imahinasyong pangkultura sa Pilipinas. Sa ganang ito, tinutukoy ko ang iba’t ibang balon ng sanggunian tulad ng epiko, pasyon, materyal na pangrebolusyon, at pelikulang katatakutan upang matunton kung papaano nabago ang kayarian ng mga elemento ng “liwanag” at “dilim.” Susuriin ko ang anim na episodyo mula sa serye ng pelikulang katatakutang Shake, Rattle, and Roll na tahasang naghahayag ng “liwanag” at “dilim” sa paraan nito ng pag-iilaw at pagsasalaysay. Sa ganitong konteksto ng pagsusuri maaaring makita ang mariing artikulasyon at pag-unawa sa kung minsa’y nagtatalaban ngunit nagkakaugnay din namang dalumat at parikala ng “liwanag” at “dilim.” This essay probes the concept and paradox enmeshed in “liwanag” (light) and “dilim” (dark) in Philippine cultural imagination. Here, I look into the various sources like epics, pasyon, revolutionary materials, and horror films to trace how the elements of “liwanag” and “dilim” have evolved. I examine six episodes from the horror film series Shake, Rattle, and Roll, which blatantly exhibit “liwanag” and “dilim” in their lighting and narrative. Such analyses could result in a more nuanced articulation and understanding of what seem to be contending and yet related concepts and paradoxes of “liwanag” and “dilim.”