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Into the Film with Music : Measuring Eyeblinks to Explore the Role of Film Music in Emotional Arousal and Narrative Transportation

Wallengren, Ann-Kristin LU and Strukelj, Alexander LU (2018) p.65-85
Abstract
In this chapter, we explore whether eyeblinks can be used as a measurement
of spectators’ narrative transportation into a cinematic narrative. In our
experiment, we show that spectators’ eyeblinks increase when watching
film clips together with what might be called congruent music. Increased
eyeblinks indicate an emotional arousal that motivates attention, which
in turn is a prerequisite for narrative transportation. Hence, our thesis is
that a specific interaction between film and music facilitates and increases
narrative transportation in cinematic narratives. Indeed, eyeblinks might be
an effective method for answering deeper questions about the captivating
audiovisual experience that is film.
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keywords
eye tracking film music, film music, narrative transportation, film music and emotions
host publication
Seeing into Screens: Eye Tracking and the Moving Image
editor
Dwyer, Tessa ; Perkins, Claire ; Redmond, Sean and Sita, Jodi
pages
65 - 85
publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
external identifiers
  • scopus:85094156391
ISBN
9781501329029
project
Film music experience and experimental methods: Eye tracking, neuroaesthetics
Film music
language
English
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1a14ee30-2439-40d3-b4ab-307c9d059927
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  author       = {{Wallengren, Ann-Kristin and Strukelj, Alexander}},
  booktitle    = {{Seeing into Screens: Eye Tracking and the Moving Image}},
  editor       = {{Dwyer, Tessa and Perkins, Claire and Redmond, Sean and Sita, Jodi}},
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  title        = {{Into the Film with Music : Measuring Eyeblinks to Explore the Role of Film Music in Emotional Arousal and Narrative Transportation}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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