The Emergence Machine

Bokeh

process · Cinema · Level 13 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas in a photograph or film emerges from the interaction of motion, as the lens aperture and focal length shape the dynamic pattern of light and energy, which is perceived as aesthetic through the lens of quality.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “bokeh” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
bokeh
Origin language
ja

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L2L1L0BokehCinemaFilmAestheticImage… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureMotionQualityActionChangeEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBokehL13MotionL1QualityL1AestheticL10CinemaL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    bokeh requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Quality L1 (requires)
    The aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas in a photograph or film, created by lens aperture and focal length.
  • Aesthetic L10 (requires)
    The aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas in a photograph or film, created by lens aperture and focal length.
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first