Barsalou’s Deep Processing and the Cinematic Experience

ABSTRACT The purpose of my study is to provide a useful guide for applying the theory of higher and lower level cognitive processing in order to create dynamic cinematic situations. The essay contributes another dimension to cognitive film theory and neurocinematics by advancing cognitive scientist Lawrence Barsalou’s theory of deep processing alongside Deleuze’s theory of […]

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Agency and the sublime

On the first day of my creativity class, I introduce students to the idea of “the sublime.” They already have a notion of the sublime, but I introduce them to the way that sublime images contribute to constructing their values and identity. As examples of sublime imagery, I show the opening scene from Lars Von […]

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