opsign

== English == === Etymology === Blend of Greek ὄψις (ópsis) + sign === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒpˌsaɪn/ === Noun === opsign (plural opsigns) (film theory) Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure optical image that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression. Deleuze introduced this concept to describe moments in cinema where the visual element stands alone, detached from the traditional cause-and-effect structure of storytelling. Coordinate terms: hyalosign, sonsign, chronosign, lectosign, noosign, tactisign