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.
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.
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.
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* 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
* 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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