Naturalistic stimuli such as movies, music, and spoken and written stories elicit strong
emotions and allow brain imaging of emotions in close-to-real-life conditions. Emotions are …

Popular movies grab and hold our attention. One reason for this is that storytelling is
culturally important to us, but another is that general narrative formulae have been honed …

Virtual reality (VR) has been increasingly applied in filmmaking in recent years. The
integration of film and VR is becoming an important breakthrough for traditional films. This …

There is a worldwide increase in feature film releases each year. While a theatrical release
is still the primary release form, more and more films are watched via online streaming in …

Due to recent advances in the film industry, the production of movies has grown
exponentially, which has led to challenges in what is referred to as discoverability: given the …

Film music varies tremendously across genre in order to bring about different responses in
an audience. For instance, composers may evoke passion in a romantic scene with lush …

Previous research suggests that particular formal features of film, such as the use of close-
ups, can affect the levels of empathy experienced by viewers. Because empathy is a key …

Movies have changed dramatically over the last 100 years. Several of these changes in
popular English-language filmmaking practice are reflected in patterns of film style as …

Naturalistic paradigms, such as watching movies during functional magnetic resonance
imaging, are thought to prompt the emotional and cognitive processes typically elicited in …

This study explores the creative process of Indonesian independent horror moviemakers,
explicitly analyzing how they generate elements of fear in their short movies. Using a …