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OverviewMoving Pictures is a bold new theoretical account of the role of emotions and cognition in producing the aesthetic effects of film and television genres. It argues that film genres are mental structures which integrate sensations, emotions, and actions, activating the viewer's body and mind. Using recent developments in neuroscience and cognitive science, in combination with narrative theory and film theory, Torben Grodal provides an alternative account to that offered by psychoanalysis explaining identification and the correlation of viewer reaction with specific film genres. Concluding with an analysis of the emotional structures of comic fiction, metafiction, crime fiction, horror, and melodrama, the book is unique in describing a wide range of problems and issues within film studies, from a cognitive, neurophysiological, and ecological point of view. Highly original, the work will interest scholars in a wide range of fields, from aesthetics to psychology in addition to researchers in the areas of film and television theory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Torben Grodal (Professor of Media Studies, Professor of Media Studies, University of Copenhagen)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.464kg ISBN: 9780198159834ISBN 10: 0198159838 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 25 February 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction I. Visual Fiction as Embodied Mental Flow II. Narratives as Basic Mental Models III. A Typology of Genres and Emotions IV. Laughter, Distance, Horror, and Tears Glossary of Terms List of References IndexReviewsGroundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. --Choice<br> <br> Groundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. --Choice<p><br> Groundbreaking....Throughout, Grodal refers to an admirably wide range of films; there is a particularly fascinating section on Gone with the Wind and Vertigo. Must reading for anyone interested in film theory. Brilliant. * Choice * Author InformationTorben Grodal is Professor of Media Studies at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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