What happens when imagination is forced into image — and cinema dictates how we see?

Using Erşan Kuneri as a case study, this essay explores the visual language of cinema — from film stock and aperture to lighting, exposure, and contrast — revealing how modern productions differ from Yeşilçam’s timeless cinematography.

A comparative analysis of Dune and Oedipus Rex, exploring Paul Atreides as a modern tragic hero. Through themes of prophecy, blindness, and destiny, this essay examines how Frank Herbert’s universe reimagines the classical tragedy for a modern age.