Walter Benjamin

I was especially interested in what Walter Benjamin had to say about the differences between a stage actor and a movie actor. If I am correct, he describes a sort of disembodiment not experienced by the stage actor. The idea that a camera, unlike the perspective of a live audience, not only segments the film and therefore the artwork, but also the actor is disturbing on some levels. Film then becomes much like a collage and so does the actor. Their character and their identity become nothing more than a conglomeration of fragments purposefully connected to convey a particular persona.