3/16/2024 0 Comments Movie magic trial![]() ![]() Yet more than any other artistic expression or form of entertainment, we are captured by movies and involve ourselves with the characters portrayed, almost as if are in the scenes themselves. Scholars of “film studies” have thought deeply about the nature of movies, yet few scientists have considered empirical analyses of our movie experience-or what I have coined psychocinematics. ![]() These techniques have been discovered largely through trial and error, and thus we have very little understanding of how they actually work on our psyche. They have developed an assortment of magical “tricks” of acting, staging, sound, camera movement, and editing that create a sort of sleight of mind. Like the great and powerful Oz, filmmakers conceal themselves behind a screen and offer a mesmerizing experience that engages our sights, thoughts, and emotions. ![]()
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