Historical vs contemporary, Australian vs international, commercial vs independent uses of the same code

What this note covers

1. Context changes the use of a code, not its basic name
2. Historical context requires accurate distinctions between possibility and choice
3. Australian and international contexts are specific production relationships
4. Commercial context can shape a brief without eliminating artistic choices
5. Independent context does not guarantee freedom from constraints
6. Construct a comparison that keeps context and close evidence together
7. Compare the same camera movement in two supplied contexts
8. Avoid technological determinism in a historical comparison

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