The multisensory film experience : a cognitive model of experiental film aesthetics / Luis Rocha Antunes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antunes, Luis Rocha.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xiv, 204 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Intellect Ltd 2016.

Summary:

When the lights dim in a movie theater and the projector begins to click and whir, the light and sounds of the motion picture become the gateway to a multisensory experience. Moving beyond the oft-discussed perceptual elements of vision and hearing, "The multisensory film experience" analyzes temperature, pain, and balance in order to argue that it is the "experience" of film that s inherently multisensory, not the medium. Luis Rocha Antunes here explores the work of well-loved filmmakers Erik Jensen, Gus Van Sant, and Ki-Duk Kim to offer new insights into how viewers experience films and understand their stories. This is an original contribution to an emerging field of research and will become essential reading for film scholars."

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Multisensory Film Experience, Experiential Film Aesthetics, Cinema and the Senses 1

Chapter 2 The Vestibular in Film: Orientation and Balance in Gus Van Sant's Cinema of Walking 47

Chapter 3 Nociception in Film: A Cinematic Account of Ki-Duk Kim's Aesthetics of Pain 93

Chapter 4 Thermoception in Film: Knut Erik Jensen's Experiential Aesthetics of Cold 133

Chapter 5 Conclusion 175.

ISBN:

9781783206285

1783206284

OCLC:

946010729