The studium that Barthes speaks of is the knowledge of what exists apart from the photograph that had a hand in its creation. Specifically, he wants to encounter the intentions of the artist in creating the image(s). I would argue that in an endless stream of images that you can find on Tumblr.com, the intentions of the photographers are nil. I can't make a blanket generalization for everyone, but due to the glut of images on said website, certain people I know scroll through their subscriptions at breakneck speed: This is good, this sucks, this sucks, this sucks, this is good... The studium doesn't seem to matter at all, all that matters are the images themselves.
Thin Blue Line, with it's meticulous reenactments strikes me as a biased camera masquerading as an objective one. The impressive camerawork in Children Of Men seems to be a disembodied character in the film, one who moves independently of the characters at times.
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