ABSTRACT
Split screens have become ubiquitous in contemporary media culture, whether we think of TV news graphics, videoconferencing tools, reaction videos, or multichannel art installations. Nicholas Baer and Annie van den Oever hold a discussion with three film and media scholars who have long studied and used the technique in their research, teaching, and creative practice: Catherine Grant, Malte Hagener, and Katharina Loew. Rich in examples, the discussion explores the varied uses of split screen across international film and media history, from the nineteenth century to the present. The participants further address split screen in relation to videographic criticism, authorship and intertextuality, special/visual effects research, and remediation.
