Abstract
When Uri Hasson et al. coined the term ‘neurocinematics’ in a 2008 article in Projections, it was an important next step within the field of cognitive film studies that was initiated in the 1980s, and gained momentum when David Bordwell wrote his (in)famous A Case for Cognitivism in 1989. Since then, scholars like Semir Zeki have looked at how images and repeated exposure to certain imagery interact with the neural pathways of our brains, while others such as Warren Neidich and Norman Bryson have linked these findings to broader visual culture and its interdependence with the functioning of the human brain. My text explores how the special relationship between the stimulation of the neural motor cortex and Steadicam images – as established in experiments by Vittorio Gallese and Michelle Guerra – can offer a new way of looking at Steadicam’s influence on changing film aesthetics and what this might teach us about similar processes at work in regards to digital imagery and immersive CGI (Computer Generated Images).
Presenters
David Vanden BosscheDissertator/Instructor, Film Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Images Do Not Represent Us, They Create Us: The Image and its Transforming Power
KEYWORDS
Neurocinematics, Steadicam, Cognitive Film Studies, Film Technology
