Movies on Our Minds: The Evolution of Cinematic Engagement - Hardcover
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Movies on Our Minds: The Evolution of Cinematic Engagement - Hardcover
$97.47
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by James E. Cutting (Author)
This book traces the development of popular cinema from its inception to the present day to understand why humankind has expanded its viewing of popular movies over the last century. Drawing from his extensive work as a psychologist studying artistic canons, James E. Cutting presents hundreds of films across a wide range of genres and eras, considers the structure of frame content, shots, scenes, and larger narrational elements defined by color, brightness, motion, clutter, and range of other variables. He examines the effects of camera lenses, image layout, transitions, and historical functions to classify different kinds of shots. He explains the arcs of scenes, the larger structure of sequences, and the scene- and sequence-like units that have become increasingly prevalent in recent years.
The book then breaks movies into larger, roughly half-hour parts and espouses the psychological evidence behind each device's intended effect, ultimately exploring the rhythms of whole movies, the flow of physical changes, and the cinematic polyrhythms that have come to match aspects those in the human body. Along the way, the book considers cultural and technological evolutions that have contributed to shifts in viewers' engagement by sustaining attention, promoting understanding of the narrative, heightening emotional commitment, and fostering felt presence in the story. Movies on Our Minds asks critical questions about how our emotional processes and the way our experiences of movies have changed over the course of cinematic history, for a cutting-edge look at what makes popular movies enjoyable.Author Biography
James E. Cutting is a Susan Linn Sage Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, at Cornell University, and a Fellow of the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. He has written extensively on artistic canons and how we perceive the world around us. He has also worked in the entertainment industry at the one-time Atari Sunnyvale Research Laboratory.
Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 0.93 x 9.4 x 6.47 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 24, 2021
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