Dean Keith Simonton

Great Flicks

Scientific Studies of Cinematic Creativity and Aesthetics. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,2 cm / 16,4 cm / 2,7 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780199752034
52,00 €
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240 Seiten
Februar 2011
Oxford University Press, USA

What does it take to make a great motion picture? What do we even mean by cinematic greatness? What is more important: movie awards, critical acclaim, or box office success? Who has the biggest impact: the writer, the director, or the actors? Scientific research has provided some provocative answers.
This review of cinematic creativity and aesthetics is confined to scientific studies carried out by a multidisciplinary group of researchers. Do great films receive both shiny trophies and five stars? Chapter 2 concentrates on movie awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globes, and how those awards relate to critical acclaim. How do the dramatic awards compare with the visual, technical, and music awards? Chapter 3 studies more closely how these awards cluster together and which of these clusters best predict cinematic success. How does box office compare with critical evaluations and movie awards? Chapter 4 adds a new consideration, namely the film's financial performance.
The following four chapters focus on specific contributions to a film's impact: Chapter 5 covers the script (including writers), Chapter 6 the director (or "auteur"), Chapter 7 the actors (especially gender differences), and Chapter 8 the music (both scores and songs). Chapter 9 addresses the question of whether the same cinematic factors that make some films great also make other films bad: Are bombs the exact opposite of masterpieces? The book closes with an epilogue on future directions in scientific studies of cinematic creativity and aesthetics. What do researchers need to do if we want a complete understanding of what it takes to create a powerful cinematic experience?
This volume will be invaluable to anyone interested in film, including any aficionado who is open to a scientific approach, and researchers in the areas of creativity, aesthetics, and cultural economics. The reported research comes from many disciplines, including psychology, sociology, economics, management, marketing, communications, journalism, broadcasting, history, musicology, and statistics.

Dean Keith Simonton (Ph.D. Harvard University) is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He has almost 400 publications, including 11 books, that treat various aspects of genius, creativity, leadership, and aesthetics. His numerous honors include the William James Book Award and the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychology and the Arts.

Preface
1.: Prologue: The Scientist as Cinema Connoisseur?
2.: Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Critics: Consensus or Dissension?
3.: Story, Sights, Tricks, and Song: What Really Counts?
4.: Rave Reviews, Movie Awards, and Box Office Bucks: Which Doesn't Belong?
5.: The Script: Does the Narrative's Nature Matter?
6.: The Auteur: Are Directors Experts or Artists?
7.: The Stars: Sexism in Cinema?
8.: Music: Is Silence Golden?
9.: Razzies: So Bad It's Good?
10.: Epilogue: The Science of Cinema?
Notes
References
Index

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