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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaufman, James C.

Simonton, Dean Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

Motion pictures--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-979785-4

0-19-979781-1

OCLC:

864899837