Social Science of Cinema

by James C. Kaufman

Ever since motion pictures first landed on screen, there have been many key questions that the studios and movie watchers have tried to answer. What makes a movie an Oscar winner? How does one movie become a hit and another movie flop? Why do some films earn critical acclaim while other films become critical turkeys or bombs? How do audiences perceive film? What makes a movie resonate with a viewer? Are we unduly influenced by negative behaviors on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199797811
• ISBN13: 9780199797813
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"