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In much current usage, the term denotes a literary technique employing a generally light-hearted tongue-in-cheek imitation of another's style; although jocular, it is usually respectful (as opposed to parody, which is not). For example, many stories featuring Sherlock Holmes, originally created by Arthur Conan Doyle have written since Conan Doyle's time as pastiches. David Lodge's novel The British Museum Is Falling Down ( 1965) is a pastiche of works by Joyce, Kafka, and Virginia Woolf. Much fan fiction is pastiche.
Pastiche is also found in non-literary works, including art and music. For instance, Charles Rosen has characterized Mozart's various works in imitation of Baroque style as pastiche.
Pastiche is prominent in popular culturePopular culture or pop culture is the vernacular (people's) culture that prevails in a modern society. The content of popular culture is determined in large part by industries that disseminate cultural material, for example the film, television, and publi. Many genre writings, particularly in fantasyFor other definitions of fantasy see Fantasy (psychology). In literature, fantasy is a form of fiction, usually novels or short stories, though fantasy role-playing games comic books and movies are also popular. In its broadest sense, "Fantasy Fiction" co, are essentially pastiches. The Star WarsAlternate meaning: Strategic Defense Initiative Star Wars is the name of a series of science fantasy movies, a literary franchise, and a series of video games based on the ideas of filmmaker and writer George Lucas, which consist of numerous prequels, seq series of films by George LucasGeorge Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director famous for his epic Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Star Wars in 1977 is considered by some to be the first " high concept" film, although others feel the first was Steven Spie stands out for the relentlessly derivative nature of its plot and characters.
Pastiche can also be a cinematic device wherein the "author" of the film pays homageHomage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. In this sense, a reference within a creative work to someone who greatly influenced the artist would be an homage. The original meaning of to another filmmaker's style and use of cinematographyCinematography is the art and process of recording visual images for motion pictures. A professional who engages in cinematography is known as a cinematographer. As a process, it is closely related to photography. Cinematography involves the framing of a, including camera angles, lightingLighting refers to the devices or techniques used for illumination, usually referring to artificial light sources such as lamps or flashlights. Natural indoor lighting is by windows and skylights. Artificial indoor lighting is by means of lamps, today usu, and mise-en-scene. A film's writers may also offer a pastiche based on the works of other writers (this is especially evident in historical films and documentaries but can be found in non-fiction drama, comedy and horror films as well).