The social science of cinema

The social science of cinema / James C. Kaufman and Dean Keith Simonton.

This book compiles research from such varied disciplines as psychology, economics, sociology business, and communications to find the best empirical research being done on the movies, based on perspectives that many filmgoers have never considered.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kaufman, James C. (Editor), Simonton, Dean Keith (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Social aspects.
Motion pictures > Psychological aspects.
Motion pictures
Motion pictures > Psychological aspects
Motion pictures > Social aspects
Films.
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Table of Contents:
  • Social science of the cinema: fade in / James C. Kaufman and Dean Keith Simonton
  • The creation. Writing for success: screenplays and cinematic impact / Dean Keith Simonton
  • Sell by date? examining the shelf life and effects of female actors in popular films / Stacy L. Smith, Amy Granados, Marc Choueiti and Katherine M. Pieper
  • Resolving the paradox of film music through a cognitive narrative approach to film comprehension / Annabel Cohen
  • The audience. What type of movie person are you? understanding individual differences in film preferences and uses: a psychographic approach / Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Andrea Kallias, and Anne Hsu
  • Film through the human visual system: finding patterns and limits / Jordan E. DeLong, Kaitlin L. Brunick, and James E. Cutting
  • Self and the cinematic experience in the age of electronic transmission / Gerald C. Cupchik and Michelle C. Hilscher
  • The production. The producer-director dyad: managing the faultline between art and commerce / Joris J. Ebbers, Nachoem M. Wijnberg, and Pawan V. Bhansing
  • Networks and rewards among Hollywood artists: evidence for a social structural ordering of creativity / Gino Cattani and Simone Ferriani
  • Strategic assets and performance across institutional environments / Allègre L. Hadida
  • The reception. Analyzing the Academy Awards: factors associated with winning and when surprises occur / Iain Pardoe and Dean Keith Simonton
  • Responses to and judgments of acting on film / Thalia R. Goldstein
  • As good as it gets? Blockbusters and the inequality of box office results since 1950 / Victor Fernandez-Blanco, Victor Ginsburgh, Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, and Sheila Weyers
  • Social science of the cinema: fade out / Joshua Butler and James C. Kaufman.

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