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About the Author
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.
Reviews
The goal of this engaging, readable narrative is to depict the psychological mechanisms filmmakers exploit to manipulate viewers' perception and attention and how the process corresponds to encoding and retrieval of information and to subsequently experienced emotion, all within historical context. * G. C. Gamst, CHOICE *
Movies on Our Mind covers a wide range of topics and research methods, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the psychology of cinematography. The book provides valuable insights for cinematographers who want to understand the potential impact of their creative decisions and for psychologists seeking quantitative methods to investigate the impact of formal features on viewers' narrative engagement with cinema. With its diverse research fi ndings and thought-provoking ideas, this book is a must-read for those who want to delve deeper into the fascinating intersection between psychology and film. * KE BA!lint, Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind *
Book Information
ISBN 9780197567777
Author James E. Cutting
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 812g
Dimensions(mm) 164mm * 239mm * 24mm