Iluminace 2011, 23(4):81-97
On Icarus' Wings. The Cinematic Experience of Falling Bodies
The English-language study addresses the apparent paradox created by the viewer's experience of the cinematic representation of a body in free fall: although the final impact is almost never shown on screen, the viewer emotionally experiences the fall as if it had been completed. According to the author, the viewer's reaction can be understood against the background of psychological and neuroscientific research on the perception of goal-directed action.
Keywords: film aesthetics, film science and research, perception, psychological influence of film, psychology and film, subjective point of view, film theory, science and film, influence of film
Published: December 1, 2011 Show citation
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