Every day, the world of media is at our fingertips, whether it is watching movies, listening to
the radio, or browsing online media. On average, people spend over 8 h per day consuming …

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In neuroscience, empathy is often conceived as relatively automatic. The voluntary control
that people can exert on brain mechanisms that map the emotions of others onto our own …

We investigate the relationship between camera movement techniques and cognitive
responses in audiences, reporting on an experiment exploring the effects of different camera …

Despite careful production of our books, sometimes mistakes happen. Unfortunately, the title
of chapter" Video Games and Multimodality: Exploring Interfaces and Analysing Video Game …

In this article we investigate the astonishing variety of emotions that a brief scene in a film
melodrama can evoke. We thus take issue with the reductive view of melodrama that limits …

Suspense not only creates a strong psychological tension within individuals, but it does so
reliably across viewers who become collectively engaged with the story. Despite its …

This chapter begins with an understanding of cinematic empathy as an emotional process
that occurs when audience members perceive, imagine, or hear about a film character's …

Mental state attribution, an important aspect of social cognition, refers to the verbalization of
mental state references observed in another person. Fictional film narratives can elicit social …

This article discusses the narrative and cinematic strategies used by activist documentaries
on migration to enhance the empathy of spectators for the experiences of refugees. Empathy …