Great Flicks: Scientific Studies of Cinematic Creativity and Aesthetics

Great Flicks: Scientific Studies of Cinematic Creativity and Aesthetics
ISBN-10
0199752036
ISBN-13
9780199752034
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
227
Language
English
Published
2011-02-23
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Dean Keith Simonton

Description

The following chapters focus on specific contributions to a film's impact: the script (including writers), the director (or "auteur"), the actors (especially gender differences), and the music (both scores and songs). Finally Simonton addresses the question of whether the same cinematic factors that make some films great also make other films bad: Are bombs the exact opposite of masterpieces? The book closes with an epilogue on future directions in scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics. What do researchers need to do if we want a complete understanding of what it takes to create a powerful cinematic experience? --

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