What is it about?
This article examines the use of the split-screen in the second season of "Fargo". It argues that the visual device can act as its own form of language, capable of evoking different forms of emotion. The close analysis, examining various uses of the split-screen, argues that the device is vital to the viewer reception of the narrative.
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Why is it important?
Split-screen is a misunderstood visual element in TV and film. The article shows how sophisticated the device is and how crucial it can be as a visual aid to the evoking of emotion. Split-screen acts as its own form of 'language' in "Fargo" - capable of transferring emotions from fear, to joy, to humour.
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This page is a summary of: Visual Language and Evoking Emotion in the Midwest: The Employment of the Split-Screen in Season Two of Fargo, Middle West Review, January 2019, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/mwr.2019.0009.
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