the.com/split screen
one frame, two realities, zero patience for choosing.
means a display technique or film device that divides the screen into separate simultaneous images.
from pioneered in early cinema tricks like 1902's the great train robbery, formalized by brian de palma and split-diopter shots in the 60s-70s, then democratized by smartphones letting anyone multitask on a rectangle.
phone booth2002 film used it for tension, not gimmick
gaming origingoldeneye 007 made it a friendship-ending feature
de palma favoriteused it obsessively to show cause and effect
zoom eraturned every meeting into unintentional split screen
for instance
phone booth 2002 — colin farrell trapped in one box, screen split into panic
goldeneye 007 n64 — 1997 four-player split screen defined a console generation
the boys tv intro — uses split frames to mock superhero propaganda montages
timecode 2000 — mike figgis filmed four continuous takes running at once